porrect
English
Etymology
From Latin porrectus, past participle of porrigō (“stretch out”)
Pronunciation
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Adjective
porrect (comparative more porrect, superlative most porrect)
- (entomology, botany) stretched out or forward
- The palpi of moths in the genus Thumatha are porrect and slender.
Verb
porrect (third-person singular simple present porrects, present participle porrecting, simple past and past participle porrected)
- To stretch out or forward.
- (law) To proffer (a document) for inspection.
- 1824, Thomas Poynter, A Concise View of the Doctrine and Practice of the Ecclesiastical Courts in Doctors' Commons
- The Court said, it was a general rule, that the Wife's Proctor, at this stage of the cause, was at liberty to porrect his Bill of Costs, as against the Husband.
- 1824, Thomas Poynter, A Concise View of the Doctrine and Practice of the Ecclesiastical Courts in Doctors' Commons