Ar*rect"a*ry (&?;), n. [L. arrectarius, fr. arrigere o set up.] An upright beam. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Ar`re*not"o*kous (&?;), a. [Gr. &?; bearing males; &?; a male + &?; a bringing forth.] (Zoöl.) Producing males from unfertilized eggs, as certain wasps and bees.
Ar`ren*ta"tion (&?;). [Cf. F. arrenter to give or take as rent. See Arendator.] (O. Eng. Law) A letting or renting, esp. a license to inclose land in a forest with a low hedge and a ditch, under a yearly rent.
Ar*rep"tion (&?;), n. [L. arripere, arreptum, to seize, snatch; ad + rapere to snatch. See Rapacious.] The act of taking away. [Obs.] "This arreption was sudden." Bp. Hall.
Ar`rep*ti"tious (&?;), a. [L. arreptitius.] Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving; mad; crack-brained. [Obs.]
Odd, arreptitious, frantic extravagances.
Howell.
Ar*rest" (&?;), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Arrested; p. pr. & vb. n. Arresting.] [OE. aresten, OF. arester, F. arrêter, fr. LL. arrestare; L. ad + restare to remain, stop; re + stare to stand. See Rest remainder.] 1. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
Nor could her virtues the relentless hand
Of Death arrest.
Philips.
2. (Law) To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law; as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.
After this word Shakespeare uses of ("I arrest thee of high treason") or on; the modern usage is for.
3. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the eyes or attention. Buckminster.