5. A declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal validity; as, the acknowledgment of a deed before a proper officer. Also, the certificate of the officer attesting such declaration.
Acknowledgment money, in some parts of England, a sum paid by copyhold tenants, on the death of their landlords, as an acknowledgment of their new lords. Cowell.
Syn. -- Confession; concession; recognition; admission; avowal; recognizance.
A*clin"ic (&?;), a. [Gr. 'a priv. + &?; to incline.] (Physics.) Without inclination or dipping; - - said the magnetic needle balances itself horizontally, having no dip. The aclinic line is also termed the magnetic equator. Prof. August.
Ac"me (&?;), n. [Gr. &?; point, top.] 1. The top or highest point; the culmination.
The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry.
Pope.
The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of its supremacy.
I. Taylor.