Defn: To walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.
PROMENADER
Prom`e*nad"er, n.
Defn: One who promenades.
PROMERIT Pro*mer"it, v. t. Etym: [L. promeritus, p. p. of promerere to deserve; pro before + merere to merit.]
1. To oblige; to confer a favor on. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
2. To deserve; to procure by merit. [Obs.] Davenant.
PROMEROPS
Prom"e*rops, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of very brilliant birds belonging to Promerops, Epimarchus, and allied genera, closely related to the paradise birds, and mostly native of New Guinea. They have a long curved beak and a long graduated tail.
PROMETHEA
Pro*me"the*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Prometheus.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large American bombycid moth (Callosamia promethea). Its larva feeds on the sassafras, wild cherry, and other trees, and suspends its cocoon from a branch by a silken band.