Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Option

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Option


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(1):

(n.) A right formerly belonging to an archbishop to select any one dignity or benefice in the gift of a suffragan bishop consecrated or confirmed by him, for bestowal by himself when next vacant; -- annulled by Parliament in 1845.

(2):

(n.) The exercise of the power of choice; choice.

(3):

(n.) A wishing; a wish.

(4):

(n.) A stipulated privilege, given to a party in a time contract, of demanding its fulfillment on any day within a specified limit.

(5):

(n.) The power of choosing; the right of choice or election; an alternative.