The Collaborative International Dictionary
Compend
Compend \Com"pend\, n. A compendium; an epitome; a summary.
A compend and recapitulation of the Mosaical law.
--Bp.
Burnet.
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compend
n. A compendium; an epitome; a summary.
Usage examples of "compend".
Emerson says, in the Prospectus of his Female Seminary, “For many years I have been solicitously inquiring for the best Compend of General History for the use of Schools.
That which I consider by far the best which I have yet examined, is the Compend of Mr.