- One who, or that which, moderates, restrains, or
pacifies. - The officer who presides over an assembly to preserve
order, propose questions, regulate the proceedings, and declare the
votes. - In the University of Oxford, an examiner for
moderations; at Cambridge, the superintendant of examinations for
degrees; at Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in
rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. - A mechamical arrangement for regulating motion in a
machine, or producing equality of effect.
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