Defn: To wit; that is; namely.
VIZARD
Viz"ard, n. Etym: [See Visor.]
Defn: A mask; a visor. [Archaic] "A grotesque vizard." Sir W. Scott.
To mislead and betray them under the vizard of law. Milton.
VIZARDED
Viz"ard*ed, a.
Defn: Wearing a vizard. [R.] Shak.
VIZCACHA
Viz*ca"cha, n. Etym: [Sp.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Viscacha.
VIZIER
Viz"ier, n. Etym: [Ar. wezir, wazir, properly, a bearer of burdens, a
porter, from wazara to bear a burden: cf. F. vizir, visir. Cf.
Alguazil.]
Defn: A councilor of state; a high executive officer in Turkey and other Oriental countries. [Written also visier, vizir, and vizer.] Grand vizier, the chief minister of the Turkish empire; — called also vizier-azem.
VIZIERATE
Viz"ier*ate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. vizirat.]