Defn: One who inflicts.
Godis the sole and immadiate inflicter of such strokes. South.
INFLICTION
In*flic"tion, n. Etym: [L. inflictio: cf. F. infliction.]
1. The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of torment, or of punishment.
2. That which is inflicted or imposed, as punishment, disgrace, calamity, etc. His severest inflictions are in themselves acts of justice and righteousness. Rogers.
INFLICTIVE
In*flict"ive, a. Etym: [Cf.F. inflictif.]
Defn: Causing infliction; acting as an infliction. Whitehead.
INFLORESCENCE In`flo*res"cence, n. Etym: [L. inflorescens, p.pr. of inflorescere to begin to blossom; pref. in- in + florescere to begin to blossom: cf.F. inflorescence. See Florescent.]
1. A flowering; the putting forth and unfolding of blossoms.
2. (Bot.) (a) The mode of flowering, or the general arrangement and disposition of the flowers with reference to the axis, and to each other. (b) An axis on which all the flower buds. Inflorescence affords an excellent characteristic mark in distinguishing the species of plants. Milne. Centrifugal inflorescence, determinate inflorescence. — Centripetal inflorescence, indeterminate inflorescence. See under Determinate, and Indeterminate.
INFLOW
In*flow", v. i.