Vocabulary : Proterogynous to Protestation

Proterogynous : Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous; -- opposed to proterandrous.
Proterosaurus : An extinct genus of reptiles of the Permian period. Called also Protosaurus.
Protervity : Peevishness; petulance.
Protest : To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness; to declare solemnly; to avow. ;; To make a solemn declaration (often a written one) expressive of opposition; -- with against; as, he protest against your votes. ;; To make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to proclaim; to display; as, to protest one's loyalty. ;; To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove an affirmation; to appeal to. ;; A solemn declaration of opinion, commonly a formal objection against some act; especially, a formal and solemn declaration, in writing, of dissent from the proceedings of a legislative body; as, the protest of lords in Parliament. ;; A solemn declaration in writing, in due form, made by a notary public, usually under his notarial seal, on behalf of the holder of a bill or note, protesting against all parties liable for any loss or damage by the nonacceptance or nonpayment of the bill, or by the nonpayment of the note, as the case may be. ;; A declaration made by the master of a vessel before a nota
Protestancy : Protestantism.

Protestant : One who protests; -- originally applied to those who adhered to Luther, and protested against, or made a solemn declaration of dissent from, a decree of the Emperor Charles V. and the Diet of Spires, in 1529, against the Reformers, and appealed to a general council; -- now used in a popular sense to designate any Christian who does not belong to the Roman Catholic or the Greek Church. ;; Making a protest; protesting. ;; Of or pertaining to the faith and practice of those Christians who reject the authority of the Roman Catholic Church; as, Protestant writers.
Protestantical : Protestant.
Protestantism : The quality or state of being protestant, especially against the Roman Catholic Church; the principles or religion of the Protestants.
Protestantly : Like a Protestant; in conformity with Protestantism.
Protestation : The act of making a protest; a public avowal; a solemn declaration, especially of dissent. ;; Formerly, a declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial.

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