Defn: The sway of pedants. [R.] J. S. Mill.
PEDANTRY
Ped"ant*ry, n. Etym: [Cf. F. pédanterie.]
Defn: The act, character, or manners of a pedant; vain ostentation of learning. "This pedantry of quotation." Cowley. 'T is a practice that savors much of pedantry. Sir T. Browne.
PEDANTY
Ped"ant*y, n.
Defn: An assembly or clique of pedants. [Obs.] Milton.
PEDARIAN Pe*da"ri*an, n. Etym: [L. pedarius, fr. pedarius belonging to the foot, fr. pes, pedis, foot.] (Rom. Antiq.)
Defn: One of a class eligible to the office of senator, but not yet chosen, who could sit and speak in the senate, but could not vote; — so called because he might indicate his opinion by walking over to the side of the party he favored when a vote was taken.
PEDARY
Ped"a*ry, n.; pl. Pedaries. Etym: [L. pedarius of the foot.]
Defn: A sandal. [Obs.] Latimer.
PEDATA
Pe*da"ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Pedate.] (Zoöl.)