| APPARITORS | • apparitors n. Plural of apparitor. • APPARITOR n. an officer in court who attends to execute orders, also PARITOR. |
| PERIPROCTS | • periprocts n. Plural of periproct. • PERIPROCT n. the region surrounding the anus, particularly of echinoderms. |
| PORPHYRITE | • porphyrite n. A rock with a porphyritic structure. • PORPHYRITE n. a rock with a porphyritic structure; as, augite porphyrite. |
| POTPOURRIS | • potpourris n. Plural of potpourri. • pot-pourris n. Plural of pot-pourri. • pot␣pourris n. Plural of pot pourri. |
| PREPORTION | • preportion v. To divide into individual portions before use. • pre-portion v. Alternative form of preportion. • PREPORTION v. to portion in advance. |
| PREPOSITOR | • prepositor n. Scholar appointed to inspect other scholars; a monitor. • PREPOSITOR n. (Latin) the name used for a prefect in some English public schools, also PRAEPOSTOR, PREPOSTOR. |
| PRETORSHIP | • pretorship n. Alternative form of praetorship. • PRETORSHIP n. the office of pretor, a magistrate of ancient Rome, also PRAETORSHIP. |
| PROCRYPTIC | • PROCRYPTIC adj. pertaining to or having protective coloration. |
| PROPERTIED | • propertied adj. Owning property, especially land or real estate that yields an income. • PROPERTY v. to make one's own property, appropriate, take or hold possession of. |
| PROPERTIES | • properties n. Plural of property. • PROPERTY v. to make one's own property, appropriate, take or hold possession of. |
| PROPORTION | • proportion n. (Countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number. • proportion n. (Uncountable) Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole. • proportion n. (Countable) Proper or equal share. |
| PROPRIETOR | • proprietor n. An owner. • proprietor n. A sole owner of an unincorporated business, also called a sole proprietor. • proprietor n. One of the owners of an unincorporated business, a partner. |
| PROSCRIPTS | • proscripts n. Plural of proscript. • PROSCRIPT n. a person who is proscribed. |
| PROSPERITY | • prosperity n. The condition of being prosperous, of having good fortune. • PROSPERITY n. the condition of being successful or thriving. |
| PROTREPTIC | • protreptic adj. Serving to instruct; didactic. • protreptic n. A didactic speech, book, etc. • PROTREPTIC adj. exhorting or encouraging, also PROTREPTICAL. |
| PURPORTING | • purporting v. Present participle of purport. • PURPORT v. to profess or proclaim. |