Prime conductor (Elec.), the largest conductor of an electrical machine, serving to collect, accumulate, or retain the electricity.
Con*duct"o*ry (?), a. [LL. conductorius.] Having the property of conducting. [R.]
Con*duct"ress (?), n. A woman who leads or directs; a directress.
Con"duit (? or ?; 277), n. [F., fr. LL. conductus escort, conduit. See Conduct.] 1. A pipe, canal, channel, or passage for conveying water or fluid.
All the conduits of my blood froze up.
Shak.
This is the fountain of all those bitter waters, of which, through a hundred different conduits, we have drunk.
Burke.