American Overview

govern-ment, n. [Fr. gouvernement, from gouverner; L. gubernare, to govern.] 1. Direction; control; the exercise of authority; restraint; re...

envy, noun; [From Latin invidia, meaning ill will, hatred.] 1. Ill repute. [Obsolete.] 2. Competition, rivalry. [Obsolete.] 3. Malice. [Obso...

common sense, noun. Sound practical judgement; good sense in relation to common things or business, the natural understanding of mankind in ...

Once again, I've encountered a word with such a reputation as a scourge upon mankind that my 65 year old dictionary has failed me in bei...

Personal sovereignty? "What the heck is that?" you ask. "Some sort of narcissistic royalty complex or something?" No, no...

ARTICLE I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free excercise thereof; OR ABRIDGING THE F...

Here it comes.....yet another tiring allusion to the realm of the lexicographer's compendiums. But, because it is, in this day and age, ...