the act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence, the act of taking possession, as of property, or of office; as, the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or of a magistrate into office.-liberty, power, or permission to enter; as, to give entrance to friends.-the passage, door, or gate, for entering.-the entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation; as, a difficult entrance into business.-the causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering; as, his entrance of the arrival was made the same day.-the angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water line.-the bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel, below the water line.-to put into a trance; to make insensible to present objects.-to put into an ecstasy; to ravish with delight or wonder; to enrapture; to charm.