Dedicatory: alternatives and connections

An adjective suffix meaning of or pertaining to, serving for; as in auditory, pertaining to or serving for hearing; prohibitory, amend…

Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast.

Insects without wings, constituting the seventh Linnaen order of insects, an artificial group, which included Crustacea, spiders, cent…

A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purpo…

Tainter with, or constituting, barratry.

Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.

A tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula; as, the white or common birch (B. alba) (also called silver birch and lady b…

A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo, dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen, elks, and other ani…

Pertaining to burglary; constituting the crime of burglary.

An interwoven or latticed wall or inclosure; latticework, rails, or crossbars, as around the bar of a court of justice, between the ch…

A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the dedication of a church), at which much ale was used.

Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent.

A meeting of individuals, whether friendly or hostile; an encounter.

The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.

The act or process of constituting; the action of enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment; establishment; formation.

A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mar…

To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.

The act of creating or causing to exist. Specifically, the act of bringing the universe or this world into existence.