2. (Civ. Law)
Defn: Adoption of a person of full age.
ARROGATIVE
Ar"ro*ga*tive, a.
Defn: Making undue claims and pretension; prone to arrogance. [R.]
Dr. H. More.
ARRONDISSEMENT Ar`ron`disse`ment", n. Etym: [F., fr. arrondir to make round; ad + rond round, L. rotundus.]
Defn: A subdivision of a department. [France]
Note: The territory of France, since the revolution, has been divided into departments, those into arrondissements, those into cantons, and the latter into communes.
ARROSE
Ar*rose", v. t. Etym: [F. arroser.]
Defn: To drench; to besprinkle; to moisten. [Obs.]
The blissful dew of heaven does arrose you. Two N. Kins.
ARROSION Ar*ro"sion, n. Etym: [L. arrodere, arrosum, to gnaw: cf. F. arrosion.]