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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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eo him and his Feirs For ever, ver ir is norrue De-; c0 che Corrine, bur trom che Ansle ol che Flank
maine, buc dependerh uxon a Superior L ord, and, 10 che C’ entre oF che Bastion, or Anele che rvo
holdeth by Service, or Rene in lieu ot Service, and Corrins vould makce ivere chey chus prorracted 1o
by boch Service and RenE.
This mord Demaine is diverur caten; Tome-
meet in che Bastion
DEMIODAVER, a Nore in Musiek: Sec
eimes more larsely, 25 ot Lands and Tenemenrs Notes and Time.
held for Lite, (oc. and Comerimesmore Arictly, 25
DEMTSE, (in LaW) is applicd co un Estate ci
for such only as are generally held in Fee. This cher in Fec. simple, Fec rail, or For term ot Lite
word is somerimes uled for a Distinction berween and so ic is commonly caken in manv Wriis. The
those Lands, chac che Lord oF che Mannor hach in
tis oion Flands, or in the Flands oF his Lessee, de
miled uxon 2 Renc for term oF Tears or Lite, and
Kinss Deach is in Law termed, ebe Demise of ibe
Kins
BEMOCRAOT, is a Form et Corernment
such orhier Lands apperrainins ro rhe Paid Mannor, Where che Supreme Pover und Auchoriy is lodéd
eotich belonserh ro Free or Copy holders. And in che Pcopte, ane rhey choose all Administraiors
the reason why Copy-hold is accounced Demaines,
is, becaule rhey chac be Tenanrs to ir, are judped
and OMCerS
DENOESTRATION, is a Chain OF ArpU
in Law co have no ocher RishE, buc ac che WilI menes dependine on one anocher, and sounded
OF che Lord; (o thac ic is repured still alter a Porr primarily on srst and self. evidene Principles, or
20 be in che. LordsElands: And ver in common plain Proposicions establisted and proved trom
Spccch, thar is ordinarily called Demeans, thac is.
ehem, and ac last endins in che invincible Prodt
neither Fee nor COpy. Nore allo, That Demaine OF che chins ro be demonstrared, a5 che Conclu.
is sometimes used in a more special Significarion,
and is oppolrero FrankeFec; For example, Thole
Lando wtich vere in che pollession oF F. dvard the
ton.
DEMORRER (in Common- L aW) signities 2
Kind of Pause upon a Poine ot Dissiculey in any
Consessor, are called anoient Demaine, and o- Action. In Chancery the Detendane demurrs co
chers be called Franck Fec, Ritchin, Fol. 98. And che Plaincitts BilI, averrins it ro be defective in
che Tenanc which holds any ot chole Lands be such and such a Poine, and demands che Judo.
called Tenants in Ancient Demaine, the ocher T0- ment oF che Coure chereuxon, wherher he Mall Be
nanes in Franke Fec, and also Fenants of rhe Com. compesld co make any surcher or orher Anlver
mon. Lau; the realon is, becaule Tenants in An- Thercunco, (5c
cient Demaine, cannor be sued our ot che LordS
COnrE.
DEMLBASTION, is 2 kind oE Forrisicario
that hath on ly one Face, and one Flante.
DEMI CANNON lowest, che Name oF a frCaB
Cun, the ordinary ones are abour 6 Inches Bore
DENHB, che same woich Cauda Lucida or Lions
Fail, a Scar (0 called: Which lec
DENIZEN (in L. aW) sienities an Alien charis
entranchiled by the KingS Charrer, and in all re.
specto almost ro do as the Kines Nacire Subjects
do, viz. 20 purchale and possess Lands, and 10
5400l. Weishe; lome 10, lome TF Foot lons, and be capable ot any Osice or Digniry; vec il i
carries a Shoc of 30 Pound Weighe; ic carries poine
blanke r56 Paces, its Charge oF PoWder is 14
Pound Weiehe. There are allorvo Sizes oF De
mi-Cannon above chis which are somettins larper,
Morr ot Nacuralizarion, because a Scranger Na.
curalized, may inhexir Lands by descemr, which a
Ntan made onty a Deniz en cannor
DENOMINATIVES, in LogICK, are such
Terms as catie their Orixinat aned Name trom 0.
Demi-Canon Ordinary, Whict ls E Inches cherS.
BOre, 12 FooE lonB, weiehs 5600 Pounds; ils
Charse of Ponder is 17 Pounds B OunCES, CaF
ries a Shor 65 Tnches in Diamerer, and whosc
DENOMIITATOR of a Fraction, is che Num.
ber belon che Line, Mevine che Nacure and Oua-
liry oF ehie Parrs which ans Incexer is suxposed 10
Weiphr is 32 Pounds, and che Picce thoors point be divided inco. Thus in 3, 8 he Denominator
blank 162 Paces.
VeCannon of the larsest sze, i5 65. Inche
sews vou, chac che Inceper is suppoled co be di
vided inEo B ParES OF haIE OMAETEES, and che DIU
BOrC, 12 FoOE lonS, OF 6000 Pounds WeishE; iEs MCraTOF S ews, thac vou cake 6 oF Tuch ParIS,
Charee is 18l. Ot Lolder, and the Piece MOOS
Poine Blank 180 PaceS
DLMICVEVERIIO, a PiecC et Ccalatice
the common tort OL them are 4= VbIC, 27001
Wciehe, 10 foorlons, carries d Shiorot 10 Pounds
Er Ounces, is charged with y Pounds 4 Ounceso
Ponder, and thoors pone blank 175 P aceS.
Demi.Culverin of the lovest size, 15 4 = IHCHC
Bore, 10 Foor lons, ot 2000l. Weishe; its
Chargeis S Pound Dunces of Ponder; it carries 
Ball ot a Inches Diamerer and of 9 Pound eiehe.
and irs level range is 174 Paces.
Demi Culverin of the elder sort, i5 4 3 Tncheo
Bore; 10LBoc lons anets et S0b. Wetent, Il
Charse os Londer is 8l. and B Ounces; ihe Bai
i5 4 Lnches : Diamerer, weighs r2 Ib. II Ounees;
and rHC poine blank MOc is T7B PaCCS.
DEMTDISTANCE OE Polycons: Sec Polygons.
DEMTDITON, a Noce in Musick, beine che
Came Wh Tierce Minor: Sec Monochora-
2. c. Three Ouarters ot the Whole
DENOMINATOR os any Proporrion, is che
Ouoriene arising From rhe Division ot che Antece.
dene by che Consequent; thus 6 is the Denomina.
cor oF the Proportion char 30 hathro s because
5) 30(6. This is also called che Fxponent ot phe
Proporrion DE Ratio.
DENSE, char Body is Paid ro be Dente or
Thick when ie hach more of Macter in proporrion
2o The Space Or Room it takes up, than octer B0
dies have; and che beins undex chele Circum.
Aances is called the
DENSIEY os Bodies, as chac which produces il
is called Condensation.
The Densicy oE Warer rO Rir iS aS ME. J. Nem-
ton Ratos ic, 25 800, Or 850 r0 L, allomine che
Mercury in the Barascope 30 Inches, chough NII
Boyle and lome orhers make ic a5 100O1O L; buF
judee che former Proporrion comes nearest che
DLMIL-GOROE, in Forrificarion, is hale che cruch.
Gorre or Entrance intothe Bastion, noc raten di-
The Density ot Ouick. Elver 10 Water 15 25 13
Eectius Ecom Ansle co Anstc where che Bastion ioins co s, and urtien Mhe Quich. slver I5 exiaorio