Su"i*ci*dism (?), n. The quality or state of being suicidal, or
self-murdering. [R.]
Su"i*cism (?), n. [L. suus one's own.] Selfishness; egoism. [R.]
Whitlock.
||Su"i gen"e*ris (?). [L.] Of his or its own kind.
Su"il*lage (?), n. [OF. souillage, soillage, fr. souiller, soiller. See
Soil to stain, and cf. Sullage.] A drain or collection of filth. [Obs.]
[Written also sulliage, and sullage.] Sir H. Wotton.
Su"il*line (?), a. [L. sus hog.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a hog or
the Hog family (Suidæ).
Su"ine (?), n. [Cf. Suint.] A mixture of oleomargarine with lard or
other fatty ingredients. It is used as a substitute for butter. See
Butterine.
Su"ing (?), n. [Cf. F. suer to sweat, L. sudare.] The process of
soaking through anything. [Obs.] Bacon.
Su"ing*ly, adv. [See Sue to follow.] In succession; afterwards. [Obs.]
Sir T. More.
Su"int (s"nt), n. [F.] (Chem.) A peculiar substance obtained from the
wool of sheep, consisting largely of potash mixed with fatty and earthy
matters. It is used as a source of potash and also for the manufacture
of gas.
Su`i*o*goths" (?), prop. n. pl. [L. Suiones (a Teutonic tribe in what
is now Sweeden) + E. Goth.] The Scandinavian Goths. See the Note under
Goths.
Su"ist, n. [L. suus belinging to himself or to one's self.] One who
seeks for things which gratify merely himself; a selfish person; a
selfist. [R.] Whitlock.
Suit (st), n. [OE. suite, F. suite, OF. suite, sieute, fr. suivre to
follow, OF. sivre; perhaps influenced by L. secta. See Sue to follow,
and cf. Sect, Suite.] 1. The act of following or pursuing, as game;
pursuit. [Obs.]
2. The act of suing; the process by which one endeavors to gain an end
or an object; an attempt to attain a certain result; pursuit; endeavor.
Thenceforth the suit of earthly conquest shone.
Spenser.
3. The act of wooing in love; the solicitation of a woman in marriage;
courtship.
Rebate your loves, each rival suit suspend, Till this funereal web
my labors end.
Pope.
4. (Law) The attempt to gain an end by legal process; an action or
process for the recovery of a right or claim; legal application to a
court for justice; prosecution of right before any tribunal; as, a
civil suit; a criminal suit; a suit in chancery.