2. To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect good;
rarely, to give reason to expect evil.
Will not the ladies be afeard of the lion? I fear it, I promise
you.
Shak.
Prom`is*ee" (?), n. (Law) The person to whom a promise is made.
Prom"is*er (?), n. One who promises.
Prom"is*ing, a. Making a promise or promises; affording hope or
assurance; as, promising person; a promising day. -- Prom"is*ing*ly,
adv.
Prom"is*or (?), n. (Law) One who engages or undertakes; a promiser.
Burrill.
Pro*mis"sive (?), a. Making a promise; implying a promise; promising.
[R.]
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Prom"is*so*ri*ly (?), adv. In a promissory manner. Sir T. Browne.
Prom"is*so*ry (?), a. Containing a promise or binding declaration of
something to be done or forborne.
Promissory note (Law), a written promise to pay to some person named,
and at a time specified therein, or on demand, or at sight, a certain
sum of money, absolutely and at all events; -- frequently called a note
of hand. Kent. Byles. Story.
Prom"ont (?), n. Promontory. [R.] Drayton.
Prom"on*to*ry (?), n.; pl. Promontories (#). [ L. promonturium,
promunturium; pro before + mons, montis, mountain: cf. F. promontoire.
See Mount, n.]
1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into the sea
beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.
Like one that stands upon a promontory.
Shak.
2. (Anat.) A projecting part. Especially: (a) The projecting angle of
the ventral side of the sacrum where it joins the last lumbar vertebra.
(b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the ear.
Pro*mor`pho*log"ic*al (?), a. (Biol.) Relating to promorphology; as, a
promorphological conception.
Pro`mor*phol"o*gist (?), n. (Biol.) One versed in the science of
promorphology.
Pro`mor*phol"o*gy (?), n. [Pref. pro- + morphology.] (Biol.)
Crystallography of organic forms; -- a division of morphology created
by Haeckel. It is essentially stereometric, and relates to a
mathematical conception of organic forms. See Tectology.
Pro*mote" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Promoted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Promoting.] [L. promotus, p. p. of promovere to move forward, to
promote; pro forward + movere to move. See Move.]
1. To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of (any
process or thing that is in course); to forward; to further; to
encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to promote learning; to promote
disorder; to promote a business venture. "Born to promote all truth."
Milton.
2. To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise; to
prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer.