PEDERASTIC
Ped`er*as"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. paiderastiko`s.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to pederasty.
PEDERASTY
Ped"er*as`ty, n. Etym: [Gr. paiderasti`a: cf. F. pédérastie.]
Defn: The crime against nature; sodomy.
PEDERERO Ped`e*re"ro, n. Etym: [Sp. pedrero, fr. OSp. pedra, Sp. piedra, a stone, L. petra, fr. Gr. (Mil.)
Defn: A term formerly applied to a short piece of chambered ordnance.
[Written also paterero and peterero.]
PEDESIS
Pe*de"sis, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr.
Defn: Same as Brownian movement, under Brownian.
PEDESTAL Ped"es*tal, n. Etym: [Sp. pedestal; cf. F. piédestal, It. piedestallo; fr. L. es, pedis, foot + OHG. stal standing place, station, place, akin to E. stall. See Foot, and Stall, and Footstall.]
1. (Arch.)