phil

n. See Filibeg. [ 1913 Webster ]

A lawyer knowledgeable about the most detailed and minute points of law, especially one with an exceptional propensity and ability to exploit fine technical points of law for the client's advantage. [ U. S. ] [ PJC ]

n. 1. A native or an inhabitant of Philadelphia. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a society of mystics of the seventeenth century, -- called also the Family of Love. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. filadelfia brotherly love, from fila`delfos brotherly; fi`los loved, loving, friendly + 'adelfo`s brother. ] Of or pertaining to Ptolemy Philadelphus, or to one of the cities named Philadelphia, esp. the modern city in Pennsylvania. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; it is widely grown in temperate regions. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Philo- + Gr. 'alh`qeia truth. ] A lover of the truth. [ Obs. ] Brathwait. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A lover. [ R. ] Congreve. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) (a) A South American opossum (Didelphys philander). (b) An Australian bandicoot (Perameles lagotis). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ Gr. fi`landros fond of men; fi`los loving + 'anh`r man. ] To make love to women; to play the male flirt. [ 1913 Webster ]

You can't go philandering after her again. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]