urghair — meaning in English
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English meaning
- check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- interdict noun A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.
- prevent verb To stop something from happening, or to keep someone from doing something.
- prohibit verb To forbid something officially, usually by law or rule.
Senses
urghair is used for these senses in English:
- check (transitive) To control, limit, or halt.
- interdict (transitive, Roman Catholic) To exclude (someone or somewhere) from participation in church services; to place under a religious interdict. [from 13th c.]
- prevent (transitive) To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something). [from 16th c.]
- prohibit (transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
check — full definition
- noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
- noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
- noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
- verb To examine or verify something.
interdict — full definition
- noun A papal decree prohibiting the administration of the sacraments from a political entity under the power of a single person (e.g., a king or an oligarchy with similar powers). Extreme unction/Anointing of the Sick is excepted.
- noun An injunction.