in geography, a promontory on the west coast of Africa, opposite to the Canary islands.
NON-ENTRY, in Scots law. See LAW, Tit. xii. 5.
NON-NATURALS, in medicine, so called because by their abuse they become the causes of diseases.
Physicians have divided the non-naturals into six classes, viz. the air, meats and drinks, sleep and watching, motion and rest, the passions of the mind, the retentions and excretions.
Non-suit, signifies the dropping of a suit or action; or a renouncing thereof by the plaintiff or defendant.