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In ships of war, a kind of naval cadet whose business is to second or transmit the orders of the superior officer and assist in the necessary business of the vessel, but understood to be in training for a commission. A passed midshipman is one who has passed an examination and is a candidate for promotion to the rank of lieutenant. See U. S. v. Cook, 128 U. S. 254, 9 Sup. Ct. … [Read more...] about MIDSHIPMAN

Formerly called the "Penitentiary at Millbank." A prison at Westminster, for convicts under sentence of transportation, until the sentence or order shall be executed, or the convict be entitled to freedom, or be removed to some other place of confinement This prison is placed under the inspectors of prisons appointed by the secretary of state, who are a body corporate, 'The … [Read more...] about MILLBANK PRISON

The summer solstice, which is on the 24th day of June, and the feast of St John the Baptist, a festival first mentioned by Maxlmus Tauricensis, A. D. 400. It is generally a quarter-day for the payment of rents, etc Wharton. … [Read more...] about MIDSUMMER-DAY

A trench to convey water to or from a mill. St 7 Jac. I. c. 19. … [Read more...] about MILLEATE, OR MILL-LEAT

med. jur. A woman who practices midwifery; a woman who pursues the business of an account. 2. A midwife is required to perform the business she undertakes with proper skill, and if she be guilty of any mala praxis, she is liable to an action or an indictment for the misdemeanor. … [Read more...] about MIDWIFE