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king f(éfions thcrcor, as w;¡lIs or other membc:rs in lhe
profi Jes o( architc(lure.
STE IULlTY. ,he quali,y of a ,hing ,ha, is barren. in op'
palillon tu (erIlJiIY.
N ,llure has annexed l1erility to all mon(lrous produc
tjon~. ..1I rhe: creoltion might nOl degenerate. Hc:nce
t llt O('tlJII\, of mules, f:;c
STER Ll NG. a terOl ('<quen, in Bri,ifh comm<rce. A
pound. lh,lling. ar penny .•erling. (ignifies :'$ much a, a
pOll nd . nlllling. or penny of Id\vlul money of Great Bri·
t.lil'l, .1$ feulcd by authorny Sce MO NEY.
STERN .ra /hip. llfu.dly denotes .11,h< hindemlol\ part
o( her, bUI properly il is ooly lhe OUlt1\O(l part ..ball.
STERNBERG . a ,o >n o( G ermany. in ,he cirele o( Up"
per Saxony and Ol<4rqu.fatc o, Br andenburg. fitu"Ir'd
t wenty-three miles oonh.eatl of Frankron upon the 0 -
der.
STERNOHYO ID)EUS. in aoa' omy . Scc ANATOMV,
po 21 t .
STERNUM. io .o"omy. Se< ANATOMV . p. '75.
STERNUTATORY. • medlcloe p' ''perto produce foce·
zinc. SlcrnUlallves are of t\Vo kinds gent le and vlolenc.
Of che 6dl klnd ate betony, ("ge. malJor:lm. tob..cco,
aod ,he whole falhion.ble 'rtbe of louffs. Of ,h< Imer
kind 3re euphorblum, white hellebore, pdJ¡\o,y. Oc.
STETlN. 2 city 2nd POrt-t01\'n of G t'rmclny, in lhe clrele
of U-pper SAxony. capital of the duchy of Pomerani ...,
fi tu<l red on the \\'el1 fh ore of the river Oder : E, long.
14° 50'. N . ~., 53° 30'.
STEVENAGE. a marke'-,owo of HertfordO,irc. fi,u.–
ted thlny miles north of L rlndoo, and teo nonh wch of
H ert(ord.
STEW, a fmaIJ kind o( ¡¡fh .pond. ,he pcculiar ' ollice of
which is lO m.int31O fi(h, and keep them in readioefs for
,he daily ufe of ,he famtly. &c.
S TEWS, were ~l(o places aocie-ndy permitted io Eogland lO
womenof profelred incontlnency. (o, the profferof lheLr bo–
rlies to ¡tJl comers. T hefe werf. undcr panicular rules aod
l; or difcip1ine, appo,nted by the lord of lhe m¡tnor.
. ST EWARD, an o(fker appclOted in anolher's flead or
pl:ace. and always ti\keo for a principal oAlcer within his
jurifditlion. or thtfe there are v,uious kmds. T he
gre~'dl oRicer undcr lhe crowo 15 the lord high Clc:ward
·of Engl¡¡ nd , ¡¡n oAlce that \Vas Ancieody the inheri'ttnce
ofthe earls ofLeiceCler, till forfeited by Slmt'nde l\ lount·
fon to king Hcnry JI l. But the pOwcr n( t1us oRlcer is
fo very great, thal ji h::ts nOI becn judged f¡fe 10 truH it
ao\' long( r in the. hanJs o( a fubj:ft, cxccp in~ ooly , rD
hin. vice', occ..fioO'i.Jly; as, to offic:ate. ¡U ¡ coron,ttwn, ¡{
the '!nmeol uf ~ nhbleman for hl .!h·tre.. fon, or ,he
Durlng hlS oRiet, the Ileward bCJrs a whlte ihff
in III~ \ Ind anlt the triar 6(. ended, he brt'aks the
lhfF. and with It hls commiffion e.xpnes . ' IS I,ke·
wik .. l(lTd Oe\Vard 01 che king's hourehold. who is Ihe
chid Clfficer of the klngs coun, has the care of .he king's
houre, ..nd óluthollty oyer al! che offic('u and fervant!t of
,he hou 'ch ¡Id . txcC'pt fuch as IJclong tO the chapel, chJm·
h"r. ~r d H·ólt'
ST~_\VA RT, 10 SCOIS law. S<c LAw. T i, i,·. S.
STE\Vf\WI EA. 10 bOlany. a g" us o( ,he moo.dc1phi.
poly.llldfla ( . 1 he c,Ahx 15 limpie j the nigm~ IS
Clu:nqucfio; che berry has 'Ive lobc.s, dnd one (eed. T hc:re
.is bUl ODC frs;clc:¡, a nativc of Virginia.
S T
STEYN ING , • bornugh.,owo of Suffolk : filu"ed (ort1
mde\ fOlllh of L oncino, aod thirteen mdes wefl vi L éwcs.
1, frnel! I \VO m:men tO par hament.
ST[I!lUM.orANT IMoNV. S<e CHEM ISTRV. P·S7, ' 39,
S I lCK LEI3 ·\ CK. 10 ,ch,hyology. Se< GASTEROS rEU'"
ST I G M~. 10 bu,.oy. Sc. HO'r.N V, p. 617.'
S I'IG MATA. the aperfu,es in ddfc::renr parts o(the bodiu
of lorcéis . cOfnmuniciluoc \'1ilh the trcche-a:., or air·velrels.
.. nd fcrving ror lhe offi .:e of refpiration .
STI G MATA, in .tOtlquuy. certal n m:uks ,mprdred 00 ,he
Id, Ih uulders of lhe foldiers whcn liltc:d.
STIG M.'\TIZING . among ,he .o<ieots, w•• iofl.tled op–
on nd.ves . a~ " punitbmeot. bUl more frequendy ... ' .t m.u k
w know Ihem by. in which cdfe It was done, hy "pplying
a rl'd.hot \Ton markecl wnh ccltaln ¡etten tO thelr fore·
hc~ds: ,ill a falr Imprt'llion w.. "u.ele. and Iheo pnurlog
iok into thel' fu rrows. that ,he iorcnpuoo mlght be ,he:
more confplcunuS.
ST :L E. Se< ST VLE .
S TlLES . io c"'p. otry. dcnote ,he uprigh, piccC! which
go from (he boltom tO ¡he tOP o( a~y walUlcot, or the
like.
STILL.'\TlTIOUS n 'L' . fu ch' as are prodoccd by dif–
tiJl ..tlon, 10 oppofiuon tu lhole gOl by IOlurion, c:<preffioo,
é r.
STILL , in (he diOlllery, a na.m~ given by the
tr,.,ders LO wh,t( remillos in the ndl afler (he worklog the
warh lotO low wloes. T hefe botu ms are:: p'ocured in (he
grealeO quantity from lhe ntalt·wafh, and are 0 1 fo Aluch
value ro the ddhller. in the (aueniog of hogs, 6, that
he often fiods them one of the rAoll nluable anicles of
Ihe hu(jners .
STIMULATI G , a property io bodics, whercby ,hey
vc:llacate and cau(e vlbrauons and inAeétions of the Ijhr S
of rhe nen es, ana a gre;u er derivauon of nervous fhud
¡MO the pans affl.éted. Stimulants produce paio, heíi.l,
rednl!fs, 6,.
ST lNG ... an íi.ppar~tu, In the body of ce:rt;¡in ioreéts. iD
form of óI liule Ccrving th~m as a we¡pon o( ofrente:.
S<e Apl s .
STINT, in zoology. Scc A L' UD A.
STIPA. io bOlany•• geou. o( ,he triandri. digyoia ciar,.
T he calix ('onfi(ls or twO valves, cOOlalnlng one Rower ;
the cxtenor val'f'e of th~ coroHa te:rmlO.tteS in an dwn ;
and It is jointed al the bajé T hcre are feven fpecie,.,
only oO,e of th'em, viz the: pennat.1, or futher·glaf5, a
na"ve of BritAIO.
STll'EN D, amoog Ihe . figni6ed ,he wi,b
ln:'ule; and hence Cl'pendlarii wc:re the jAme wuh tri·
bu·arii.
STI PEu n , in Scou law. See LA W. l'll v . 10. 6c.
STli'ULATION. 10 ,hc c ... ll..v, u( lltpul.,ing,
that ¡s, of trc.tung and ronc1uding terms and condlllons
to bc Inr~l ted In él conu .(t . SllrUI,Ulllns Wc'e ..o\:leot·
Iy f"-'rform .. j :u Rome. \\dth ahund.nce of Cerc.nhJfIlCS -;
the 6rH wheltof was, th.1t one party fhouh1 ¡OteH J~.ltc.
aro Ihe other anfwcr, tO J!i yc his GOnh!nt, and ohhJ!c
himfcl f By 1he ,.ocieOl R oman law. no bo,fy c\,uld
bUI tor lumrclf; bUI as the tahdlt"ncs w·' re
pl.hllC rcrv'U'Hs. dH y ""ere allo\\"ed lO f"pul le t9r ,h!,,'lr
m llltTs~ anJ t~ notMI fucceedl0l!! tht"t,¡',dllun~~ , h.l\ C
111 1 .1 t ~"d che.' rame. prl\ IIt·ge.
STIRI. OVC" V, 'b {¡ i. par! o( tbe circle of
¡\un,ia,