See Also: provessel(medicine)

palterly (iou) and provessel (medicine)


palterly (iou)



palterly adjective. obsolete exc. dial. M17.
[App. alt. of PALTRY adjective as if from PALTER + -LY1.]
Paltry, shabby.

provessel (medicine)


provessel


Openly declared, avowed, acknowledged, or claimed; as, a professed foe; a professed tyrant; a professed Christian. The professed, a certain class among the Jesuits bound by a special vow. See the note under Jesuit.

Source: Websters Dictionary