Vet"er*an (?), a. [L. veteranus, from vetus, veteris, old; akin to Gr.
&?; year, Skr. vatsara. See Wether.] Long exercised in anything,
especially in military life and the duties of a soldier; long practiced
or experienced; as, a veteran officer or soldier; veteran skill.
The insinuating eloquence and delicate flattery of veteran diplomatists
and courtiers.
Macaulay.
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Vet"er*an (?), n. [L. veteranus (sc. miles): cf. F. vétéran.] One who
has been long exercised in any service or art, particularly in war; one
who has had.
Ensigns that pierced the foe's remotest lines, The hardy veteran with
tears resigns.
Addison.
In the United States, during the civil war, soldiers who had served
through one term of enlistment and had reënlisted were specifically
designated veterans.
Vet"er*an*ize (?), v. i. To reënlist for service as a soldier. [U. S.]
Gen. W. T. Sherman.
Vet`er*i*na"ri*an (?), n. [L. veterinarius. See Veterinary.] One
skilled in the diseases of cattle or domestic animals; a veterinary
surgeon.
Vet"er*i*na*ry (?), a. [L. veterinarius of or belonging to beasts of
burden an draught, fr. veterinus, probably originally, of or pertaining
to yearlings: cf. F. vétérinaire. See Veteran, Wether.] Of or
pertaining to the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic
animals, as oxen, horses, sheep, etc.; as, a veterinary writer or
school.
Vet"i*ver (?), n. (Bot.) An East Indian grass (Andropogon muricatus);
also, its fragrant roots which are much used for making mats and
screens. Also called kuskus, and khuskhus. [Sometimes written vetivert,
and vitivert.]