Mar"i*tal (mr"*tal), a. [F., fr. L. maritalis, fr. maritus belonging to
marriage, n., a husband. See Marry, v.] Of or pertaining to a husband;
as, marital rights, duties, authority. "Marital affection." Ayliffe.
Mar"i*ta`ted (mr"*t`td), a. [L. maritatus married.] Having a husband;
married. [Obs.]
{ Ma*rit"i*mal, Ma*rit"i*male } (m*rt"*mal), a. See Maritime. [Obs.]
Mar"i*time (mr"*tm; 277), a. [L. maritimus, fr. mare the sea: cf. F.
maritime. See Mere a pool.] 1. Bordering on, or situated near, the
ocean; connected with the sea by site, interest, or power; having
shipping and commerce or a navy; as, maritime states. "A maritime
town." Addison.
2. Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine; pertaining to navigation and
naval affairs, or to shipping and commerce by sea. "Maritime service."
Sir H. Wotton.
Maritime law. See Law. -- Maritime loan, a loan secured by bottomry or
respodentia bonds. -- Martime nations, nations having seaports, and
using the sea more or less for war or commerce.
Mar"jo*ram (mär"j*ram), n. [OE. majoran, F. marjolaine, LL. marjoraca,
fr. L. amaracus, amaracum, Gr. 'ama`rakos, 'ama`rakon.] (Bot.) A genus
of mintlike plants (Origanum) comprising about twenty- five species.
The sweet marjoram (O. Majorana) is pecularly aromatic and fragrant,
and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram of Europe and America is O.
vulgare, far less fragrant than the other.
Mark (märk), n. A license of reprisals. See Marque.
Mark, n. [See 2d Marc.] 1. An old weight and coin. See Marc. "Lend me a
mark." Chaucer.
2. The unit of monetary account of the German Empire, equal to 23.8
cents of United States money; the equivalent of one hundred pfennigs.
Also, a silver coin of this value.
Mark, n. [OE. marke, merke, AS. mearc; akin to D. merk, MHG. marc, G.
marke, Icel. mark, Dan. mærke; cf. Lith. margas party-colored.
√106, 273. Cf. Remark.] 1. A visible sign or impression made or
left upon anything; esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like,
drawn or impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some
information or intimation; a token; a trace.
The Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill
him.
Gen. iv. 15.
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2. Specifically: (a) A character or device put on an article of
merchandise by the maker to show by whom it was made; a trade-mark. (b)
A character (usually a cross) made as a substitute for a signature by
one who can not write.
The mark of the artisan is found upon the most ancient fabrics that
have come to light.
Knight.
3. A fixed object serving for guidance, as of a ship, a traveler, a
surveyor, etc.; as, a seamark, a landmark.
4. A trace, dot, line, imprint, or discoloration, although not regarded
as a token or sign; a scratch, scar, stain, etc.; as, this pencil makes
a fine mark.