Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Entry
En′try
,Noun.
pl.
Entries
(#)
. 1.
The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts;
as, the
entry
of a person into a house or city; the entry
of a river into the sea; the entry
of air into the blood; an entry
upon an undertaking.2.
The act of making or entering a record; a setting down in writing the particulars, as of a transaction;
as, an
; also, that which is entered; an item. entry
of a saleA notary made an
entry
of this act. Bacon.
3.
That by which entrance is made; a passage leading into a house or other building, or to a room; a vestibule; an adit, as of a mine.
A straight, long
entry
to the temple led. Dryden.
4.
(Com.)
5.
(Law)
(a)
The actual taking possession of lands or tenements, by entering or setting foot on them.
(b)
A putting upon record in proper form and order.
(c)
The act in addition to breaking essential to constitute the offense or burglary.
Burrill.
Bill of entry
. See under
– Bill
. Double entry
, Single entry
See
– Bookkeeping
. Entry clerk
(Com.)
, a clerk who makes the original entries of transactions in a business.
– Writ of entry
(Law)
, a writ issued for the purpose of obtaining possession of land from one who has unlawfully entered and continues in possession.
Bouvier.
Webster 1828 Edition
Entry
EN'TRY
,Noun.
1.
The act of entering; entrance; ingress; as the entry of a person into a house or city; the entry of a river into the sea or a lake; the entry of air into the blood; the entry of a spear into the flesh.2.
The act of entering and taking possession of lands or other estate.3.
The act of committing to writing, or of recording in a book. Make an entry of every sale, of every debt and credit.4.
The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the custom house, to procure license to land goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods.