comprisal

English

Etymology

From comprise +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəmˈpɹaɪzəl/

Noun

comprisal (plural comprisals)

1. The act of comprising or comprehending; a compendium or epitome.
   • a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). The Folly of Slander”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:

     a comprisal […] and sum of all wickedness

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “comprisal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• proclaims