2. That which is proclaimed, publicly announced, or officially declared; a published ordinance; as, the
proclamation of a king; a Thanksgiving proclamation.
Proclitic
(Pro*clit"ic) a. [Gr. to lean forward; forward + to lean or incline. Cf. Enclitic.] (Gr. Gram.)
Leaning forward; — said of certain monosyllabic words which are so closely attached to the following
word as not to have a separate accent.
Proclive
(Pro*clive") a. [L. proclivis sloping, inclined; pro forward + clivus hill: cf. F. proclive. See Declivity,
and cf. Proclivous.] Having a tendency by nature; prone; proclivous. [R.] Mrs. Browning.
Proclivity
(Pro*cliv"i*ty) n. [L. proclivitas: cf. F. proclivité.]
1. Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency. "A proclivity to steal." Abp. Bramhall.
2. Readiness; facility; aptitude.
He had such a dexterous proclivity as his teachers were fain to restrain his forwardness.
Sir H. Wotton. Proclivous
(Pro*cli"vous) a. [L. proclivus. See Proclive.]
1. Inclined; tending by nature. [R.]
2. (Zoöl.) Having the incisor teeth directed forward.
Procœle
(Pro*cœle") n. [Pref. pro + Gr. hollow.] (Anat.) A lateral cavity of the prosencephalon; a lateral
ventricle of the brain. B. G. Wilder.
Procœlia
(||Pro*cœ"li*a) n.; pl. Procœliæ [ NL.] (Anat.) Same as Procœle.
Procœlia
(||Pro*cœ"li*a), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) A division of Crocodilia, including the true crocodiles and alligators,
in which the dorsal vertebræ are concave in front.
Procœlian
(Pro*cœ"li*an) a. [See Procœle.] (Anat & Zoöl.) Concave in front; as, procœlian vertebræ, which have
the anterior end of the centra concave and the posterior convex.
Procœlian
(Pro*cœ"li*an), n. (Zoöl.) A reptile having procœlian vertebræ; one of the Procœlia.
Procœlous
(Pro*cœ"lous) a.Same as Procœlian.
Proconsul
(Pro*con"sul) n. [L., fr. pro for + consul consul.] (Rom. Antiq.) An officer who discharged
the duties of a consul without being himself consul; a governor of, or a military commander in, a province.
He was usually one who had previously been consul.
Proconsular
(Pro*con"su*lar Pro*con"su*la*ry) a. [L. proconsularis: cf. F. proconsulaire.]
1. Of or pertaining of a proconsul; as, proconsular powers.
2. Under the government of a proconsul; as, a proconsular province.
Proconsulate
(Pro*con"su*late) n. [L. proconsulatus: cf. F. proconsulat.] The office jurisdiction of a
proconsul, or the term of his office.
Proconsulship
(Pro*con"sul*ship) n. Proconsulate.
Procrastinate
(Pro*cras"ti*nate) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Procrastinated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Procrastinating.]
[L. procrastinatus, p. p. of procrastinare to procrastinate; pro forward + crastinus of to-morrow, fr.
