vici

n. [ OF. veisinage, F. voisinage, from OF. veisin, F. voisin, neighboring, a neighbor, L. vicinus. See Vicinity. ] The place or places adjoining or near; neighborhood; vicinity; as, a jury must be of the vicinage. “To summon the Protestant gentleman of the vicinage.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Civil war had broken up all the usual ties of vicinage and good neighborhood. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. vicinalis: cf. F. vicinal. ] 1. Near; vicine. T. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Organic Chem.) Having the substituted groups on the same carbon atom. [ PJC ]

Vicinal planes (Min.), subordinate planes on a crystal, which are very near to the fundamental planes in angles, and sometimes take their place. They have in general very complex symbols. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the vetch (Vicia sativa) as a white crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. vicinus: cf. F. voisin. ] Near; neighboring; vicinal. [ R. ] Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. vicinitas, from vicinus neighboring, near, from vicus a row of houses, a village; akin to Gr. o'i^kos a house, Skr. vēça a house, viç to enter, Goth. weihs town: cf. OF. vicinité. Cf. Diocese, Economy, Parish, Vicinage, Wick a village. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The quality or state of being near, or not remote; nearness; propinquity; proximity; as, the value of the estate was increased by the vicinity of two country seats. [ 1913 Webster ]

A vicinity of disposition and relative tempers. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is near, or not remote; that which is adjacent to anything; adjoining space or country; neighborhood. “The vicinity of the sun.” Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Neighborhood; vicinage. See Neighborhood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Vitiosity. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ OF. vicious, F. vicieux, fr. L. vitiosus, fr. vitium vice. See Vice a fault. ] 1. Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect. [ 1913 Webster ]

Though I perchance am vicious in my guess. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The title of these lords was vicious in its origin. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

A charge against Bentley of vicious reasoning. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct; depraved; wicked; as, vicious children; vicious examples; vicious conduct. [ 1913 Webster ]

Who . . . heard this heavy curse,
Servant of servants, on his vicious race. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Wanting purity; foul; bad; noxious; as, vicious air, water, etc. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language; vicious idioms. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Not well tamed or broken; given to bad tricks; unruly; refractory; as, a vicious horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Bitter; spiteful; malignant. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Corrupt; faulty; wicked; depraved. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Vi"cious*ly, adv. -- Vi"cious*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. vicissitudo, fr. vicis change, turn: cf. F. vicissitude. See Vicarious. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Regular change or succession from one thing to another; alternation; mutual succession; interchange. [ 1913 Webster ]

God made two great lights . . .
To illuminate the earth and rule the day
In their vicissitude, and rule the night. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Irregular change; revolution; mutation. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (pl.) Changing conditions of fortune in one's life; life's ups and downs. [ PJC ]

This man had, after many vicissitudes of fortune, sunk at last into abject and hopeless poverty. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]