Dictionary definition: quadrumvirate

Dictionary definition: TVA
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      123 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 TVA Tennessee Valley Authority Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Dictionary definition: res judicata
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      133 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 res ju|di|ca|ta (joo|di kat', -kt') Law a matter already decided by judicial authority Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Dictionary definition: fiefdom
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      134 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 fief|dom (-dm) n. [Colloq.] 1. fief 2. anything under a person's complete control or authority Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Dictionary definition: mediatize
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      142 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 me|di|a|tize (me'de tiz) vt. -tized, -tiz|ing to annex (a smaller state) to a larger one, leaving the ruler his or her title and some authority Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Dictionary definition: rump
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      190 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 rump (rump) n. 1. the hind part of the body ... expulsions, and hence regarded as unrepresentative and without authority Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Dictionary definition: scepter
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      157 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 scep|ter (sep'tr) n. 1. a rod or staff ... to furnish with a scepter; invest with royal or imperial authority Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Dictionary definition: posse
Webster's NewWorld Dictionary;      163 words ...Webster's NewWorld Dictionary 01-01-1988 pos|se (ps'e) n. 1. [Historical] a ... tus (km| tat's) 2. any body of persons armed with legal authority Copyright 1994, 1991, 1988 Simon & Schuster, Inc.