Hence, specifically: -
(a) (Law) Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the
beginning of the next; nonterm; recess. "With lawyers in the vacation." Shak.
(b) The intermission of the regular studies and exercises of an educational institution between terms; holidays; as,
the spring vacation.
(c) The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is
vacant.
Vaccary
(Vac"ca*ry) n. [LL. vaccarium, from L. vacca cow. Cf. Vachery.] A cow house, dairy house,
or cow pasture. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Wright.
Vaccina
(||Vac*ci"na) n. [NL.] (Med.) Vaccinia.
Vaccinal
(Vac"ci*nal) a. (Med.) Of or pertaining to vaccinia or vaccination.
Vaccinate
(Vac"ci*nate) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vaccinated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Vaccinating.] [See Vaccine.]
To inoculate with the cowpox by means of a virus, called vaccine, taken either directly or indirectly from
cows.
Vaccination
(Vac`ci*na"tion) n. The act, art, or practice of vaccinating, or inoculating with the cowpox, in
order to prevent or mitigate an attack of smallpox. Cf. Inoculation.
In recent use, vaccination sometimes includes inoculation with any virus as a preventive measure; as,
vaccination of cholera.
Vaccinator
(Vac"ci*na`tor) n. One who, or that which, vaccinates.
Vaccine
(Vac"cine) a. [L. vaccinus, fr. vacca a cow; cf. Skr. vac to bellow, to groan.] Of or pertaining
to cows; pertaining to, derived from, or caused by, vaccinia; as, vaccine virus; the vaccine disease. — n.
The virus of vaccinia used in vaccination.
Vaccinia
(||Vac*cin"i*a) n. [NL. See Vaccine.] (Med.) Cowpox; vaccina. See Cowpox.
Vaccinist
(Vac"ci*nist) n. A vaccinator.
Vaccinium
(||Vac*cin"i*um) n. [L., the blueberry, or whortleberry.] (Bot.) A genus of ericaceous shrubs
including the various kinds of blueberries and the true cranberries.
Vacher
(||Va`cher") n. [F., from vache a cow. Cf. Vaquero.] A keeper of stock or cattle; a herdsman.
[Southwestern U. S.] Bartlett.
Vachery
(Vach"er*y) n. [F. vacherie, from vache a cow, L. vacca. Cf. Vaccary.]
1. An inclosure for cows.
2. A dairy. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Prompt. Parv.
Vacillancy
(Vac"il*lan*cy) n. The quality or state of being vacillant, or wavering. [R.] Dr. H. More.
Vacillant
(Vac"il*lant) a. [L. vacillans, p. pr. of vacillare: cf. F. vacillant. See Vacillate.] Vacillating; wavering; fluctuating; irresolute.
Vacillate
(Vac"il*late) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vacillated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Vacillating.] [L. vacillare, vacillatum; cf.
Skr. vañc.]
