porrect verb trans. [pǝ'rɛkt] LME.[Latin porrect- pa. ppl stem of porrigere, from por- PRO-1 + regere stretch, direct.]1. Stretch out, extend (usu. a part of the body). Now only
Zoology.
LME.2. Direct (a prayer or petition).
LME-L15.3. Submit (a document, etc.) for examination or correction.
obsolete exc.
Ecclesiastical Law.
LME. ■ porrected adjective =
PORRECT adjective M17. ■ porrection noun (a) rare stretching out, extension;
(b) (now only
Ecclesiastical) the action of holding out something for acceptance; proffering, presentation:
M17. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲