in Anatomy, the name of a vein, the largest in the body, terminating in the right ventricle of the heart. See Anatomy Index.

a considerable and populous town of Italy, in the kingdom of Naples, and in the Hither Principato, with a bishop's see. It is situated at the foot of Mount Meteian, in E. Long. 15. 5. N. Lat. 40. 40.

CAVALLAN, a town of France, in the department of Vaucluse, and formerly a bishop's see. It is situated on the river Durance, in a fertile and pleasant country, and 20 miles south-east of Avignon. E. Long. 4. 17. N. Lat. 43. 52.