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Webster 1913 Edition
Dormancy
Dor′man-cy
,Noun.
[From
Dormant
.] The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.
It is by lying
dormant
a long time, or being . . . very rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a people. Burke.
2.
(Her.)
In a sleeping posture;
as, a lion
; – distinguished from dormant
couchant
. Dormant partner
(Com.)
, a partner who takes no share in the active business of a company or partnership, but is entitled to a share of the profits, and subject to a share in losses; – called also
– sleeping partner
or silent partner
. Dormant window
(Arch.)
, a dormer window. See
– Dormer
. Table dormant
, a stationary table.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Webster 1828 Edition
Dormancy
DORMANCY
,Noun.