Heartrending :: Heartrending (a.) Causing intense grief; overpowering with anguish; very distressing.
Intrench :: Intrench (v. t.) To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.
Intrench :: Intrench (v. t.) To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet; as, the army intrenched their camp, or intrenched itself..
Intrench :: Intrench (v. i.) To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; -- usually followed by on or upon; as, the king was charged with intrenching on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were accused of intrenching on the prerogative of the crown..
Intrenchant :: Intrenchant (a.) Not to be gashed or marked with furrows.
Intrenchment :: Intrenchment (n.) The act of intrenching or the state of being intrenched.
Intrenchment :: Intrenchment (n.) Any defensive work consisting of at least a trench or ditch and a parapet made from the earth thrown up in making such a ditch.
Intrenchment :: Intrenchment (n.) An encroachment or infringement.
Quitrent :: Quitrent (n.) A rent reserved in grants of land, by the payment of which the tenant is quit from other service..
Restrengthen :: Restrengthen (v. t.) To strengthen again; to fortify anew.
Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To cut off; to pare away.
Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench superfluities or expenses..
Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To confine; to limit; to restrict.
Retrench :: Retrench (v. t.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions..
Retrench :: Retrench (v. i.) To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to live embarrassed..
Retrenchment :: Retrenchment (n.) The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing..
Retrenchment :: Retrenchment (n.) A work constructed within another, to prolong the defense of the position when the enemy has gained possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation..