Defn: Acceptation; the received meaning. [Obs.]
Here the word "baron" is not to be taken in that restrictive sense to
which the modern acception hath confined it. Fuller.
Acception of persons or faces (Eccl.), favoritism; partiality. [Obs.]
Wyclif.
ACCEPTIVE
Ac*cept"ive, a.
1. Fit for acceptance.
2. Ready to accept. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
ACCEPTOR
Ac*cept"or (#; 277), n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: One who accepts; specifically (Law & Com.),
Defn: one who accepts an order or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.
ACCESS
Ac*cess" (#; 277), n. Etym: [F. accès, L. accessus, fr. accedere. See
Accede.]
1. A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission; accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince. I did repel his letters, and denied His access to me. Shak.
2. The means, place, or way by which a thing may be approached; passage way; as, the access is by a neck of land. "All access was thronged." Milton.