Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN-TER-MU-TA'TION, n. [inter and mutation.]

Interchange; mutual or reciprocal change. Thomson.

IN-TER-MU'TU-AL, a. [for Mutual, is an illegitimate word.]

IN-TERN', a.

Internal. [Not much used.] Howell.

IN-TERN'AL, a. [L. internus.]

1. Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface; not external. We speak of the internal parts of a body, of a bone, of the earth, &c. Internal excellence is opposed to external. The internal peace of man, is peace of mind or conscience. The internal evidence of the divine origin of the Scriptures, is the evidence which arises from the excellence of its precepts, and their adaptation to the condition of man, or from other peculiarities.
2. Pertaining to the heart. With our Savior, internal purity is every thing. Paley.
3. Intrinsic; real; as, the internal rectitude of actions.
4. Confined to a country; domestic; not foreign; as, the internal trade of a state or kingdom; internal troubles or dissensions; internal war. Internal taxes are taxes on the lands and other property within a state or kingdom; opposed to external taxes. Hamilton.

IN-TERN'AL-LY, adv.

1. Inwardly; within the body; beneath the surface.
2. Mentally; intellectually.
3. Spiritually.

IN-TER-NA'TION-AL, a. [inter and national.]

. Existing and regulating the mutual intercourse between different nations; as, international law. J. Q. Adams. Baring.

IN-TER-NE'CINE, a. [L. internecinus, interneco, to kill; inter and neco.]

Deadly; destructive. [Little used.] Hudibras.

IN-TER-NE'CION, n. [L. internecio.]

Mutual slaughter or destruction. [Little used.] Hale.

IN-TER-NE'CIVE, a.

Killing; tending to kill. Carlisle.

IN-TER-NEC'TION, n.

Connection. [Useless.] W. Montague.

INTER-NODE, n. [L. internodium; inter and nodus, knot.]

In botany, the space between two joints of a plant. Martyn.

INTER-NOS, adv. [Inter nos; L.]

Between ourselves.

IN-TER-NUN'CIO, n. [L. internuncius; inter and nuncios, a messenger.]

A messenger between two parties. Johnson.

IN-TER-OS'SE-AL, or IN-TER-OS'SE-OUS, a. [L. inter and os, a bone.]

Situated between bones; as, an interosseous ligament.

IN-TER-PEAL', v.t. [L. interpello.]

To interrupt. [Not used.] More.

IN-TER-PEL', v.t.

To set forth. [Not used.] B. Jonson. Mason.

IN-TER-PEL-LA'TION, n. [L. interpellatio, interpello; inter and pello, to drive or thrust.]

1. A summons; a citation. Ayliffe.
2. Interruption. More.
3. An earnest address; intercession. Bp. Taylor.

IN-TER-PEN'E-TRATE, v.t.

To penetrate between other substances. Shelly. Bulwer.

IN-TER-PEN'E-TRA-TED, pp.

Penetrated within or between.

IN-TER-PET'I-O-LAR, a.

Being between petioles.

IN-TER-PI-LAS'TER, n.

The interval between two pilasters. Elmes.

IN-TER-PLEAD', v.t. [inter and plead.]

In law, to discuss a point incidentally happening, before the principal cause can be tried. Jameson.

IN-TER-PLEAD'ER, n.

A bill of interpleader, in chancery, is where a person owes a debt or rent to one of the parties in suit, but, till the determination of it, he knows not to which, and he desires that they may interplead or settle their claims between themselves, that he may be safe in the payment. Blackstone.

IN-TER-PLEDGE', v.t. [interpledj'.]

To give and take as a mutual pledge. Davenant.

IN-TER-PLEDG'ED, pp.

Given and taken as a mutual pledge.