Police', the government of a

city or town,
f PoPicy is sometimes used to denote a course of political measure*



Poi/iTY,t civil constitution.
Pol'itic, prudent; sagacious.
Politics, the science of govern-
ment.
188. Po'lus, (itcikvs), much; many*

Polyanth'os, (16), a plant I Pol'ygon, (98), a figure having
which produces many flowers. | many angles.
WORDS DERIVED FROM THE GREEK. 195

Pol'ypus, (190), an insect hav- I Pol'ytheism, (216), the doc-
ing many feet. | trine of a plurality of gods.
Note. The signification of the prefix poly will be seen from the above exam-
ples, and it is therefore unnecessary to adduce more.
189. Pot'amos, (rtofa^os), a river. See 113.
f* 190. Pous 9 (itoi>$, ftoBbi), a foot.
' An'tipode, one who lives on the I and whose feet are directly
opposite side of the globe, | opposite to ours.
191. Pras'so, (rtpacrtfo), to do: Prak'tos, (*paxtbi) 9 done:
Prag'mh, (rtpdyfia), a deed.
Prac'tice, frequent perform-
ance.
Practicable, that maybe done.
Pragmat'ical, officious; med-
dling.
Prax'is, a form to teach practice.
Pro'tocol,* a record or registry.
Prothon'otary^ a register or
clerk.
192. Pro' t os, (rfpwfos), first.
Pro'totype, (222), an original

or model.
Protox'yd, the first oxyd.
* Compounded of 7rgZros and *oax«, glue. The word was originally used to
denote the upper part of a leaf or writing, and was probably derived from the
practice of gluing or pasting pieces of paper or parchment together, as in
forming a long sheet for an extended document ; the protocol was, therefore,
the first of the pasted sheets.
t Literally, the chief register or clerk.
193. Psu'che, (^vxv)> tae sou ^
Mete mps ycho'sis, the transmi- 1 Psychology, (128), a discourse
gration of souls. | on the human soul.
194. Pur, (rtup), fire.
