See Also: releve(dictionary)

cy pres (iou) and releve (iou)


cy pres (iou)



cy pres adverbial & adjectival phr. E19.
[Anglo-Norman = French si pres as near (as).]
Law. As near as possible (to the intentions of a testator or donor when these cannot be precisely followed).

releve (iou)



releve noun. E19.
[French = raised up.]
A course of a meal; a remove. arch. E19.
Ballet. A step in which the body is raised on half or full point. M20.
Ecology. An enumeration of the species and environmental factors in a small stand of vegetation, taken as a sample of a wider area; the stand of vegetation itself. M20.