- Cahiered
- Cashier Cash*ier", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cahiered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Cashiering}.] [Earlier cash, fr. F. casser to break,
annul, cashier, fr. L. cassare, equiv. to cassum reddere, to
annul; cf. G. cassiren. Cf. {Quash} to annul, {Cass}.]
1. To dismiss or discard; to discharge; to dismiss with
ignominy from military service or from an office or place
of trust.
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They have cashiered several of their followers. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
He had insolence to cashier the captain of the lord lieutenant's own body guard. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
2. To put away or reject; to disregard. [R.] [1913 Webster]
Connections formed for interest, and endeared [1913 Webster]
By selfish views, [are] censured and cashiered. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
They absolutely cashier the literal express sense of the words. --Sowth. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.