Ye shall compass the city--and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times. Josh. 6. For ye compass sea and land. Math. 23. 4. To besiege; to beleaguer; to block up. This is not a different sense, but a particular application. Thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side. Luke 19. 5.
The people so classified also were categorized collectively as gente de razn, a term that literally means people of reason, but was originally used to designate non-Spaniards and especially people of mixed genetic heritage who were able to speak the Spanish language.
3.1 (plural genii ËdÊiËnÉªÊÉª) (In some mythologies) a spirit associated with a particular person, place, or institution. Example sentences. 1  The niches perhaps also recall Roman lararia, and the snakes the protective genii associated with such household shrines.ynonyms. 1  It was this man who, in 1799, combined a passion for power with his genius for leadership. 2  The player is valued by his ability to play with skill, courage, commitment, genius, flair, strength and legitimate aggression. 3  Their affiliation does not spring from supposed gifts of natural genius.