As*sur"gen*cy (&?;), n. Act of rising.
The . . . assurgency of the spirit through the body.
Coleridge.
As*sur"gent (&?;), a. [L. assurgens, p. pr. of assurgere; ad + surgere to rise.] Ascending; (Bot.) rising obliquely; curving upward. Gray.
As*sur"ing (&?;), a. That assures; tending to assure; giving confidence. -- As*sur"ing*ly, adv.
As*swage", v. See Assuage.
As*syr"i*an (&?;), a. [L. Assyrius.] Of or pertaining to Assyria, or to its inhabitants. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Assyria; the language of Assyria.
As*syr`i*o*log"ic*al (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to Assyriology; as, Assyriological studies.
As*syr`i*ol"o*gist (&?;), n. One versed in Assyriology; a student of Assyrian archæology.
As*syr`i*ol"o*gy (&?;), n. [Assyria + -logy.] The science or study of the antiquities, language, etc., of ancient Assyria.
As*syth"ment (&?;), n. [From OF. aset, asez, orig. meaning enough. See Assets.] Indemnification for injury; satisfaction. [Chiefly in Scots law]
||As"ta*cus (&?;), n. [L. astacus a crab, Gr. &?;.] (Zoöl.) A genus of crustaceans, containing the crawfish of fresh-water lobster of Europe, and allied species of western North America. See Crawfish.
A*star"board (&?;), adv. (Naut.) Over to the starboard side; -- said of the tiller.