Something that hath a reference to my state.
Shak.
4. One who, or that which, is referred to. Specifically; (a) One of
whom inquires can be made as to the integrity, capacity, and the like,
of another. (b) A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is
referred.
5. (Law) (a) The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment
of one or more persons for decision. (b) (Equity) The process of
sending any matter, for inquiry in a cause, to a master or other
officer, in order that he may ascertain facts and report to the court.