a term of compofition, denoting a thing to have more extenfion than fome other to which it is referred. Thus we fay, a great fpace, a great diftance, a great figure, a great body, &c.

GREAT is likewife ufed figuratively in matters of morality, &c. to fignify ample, noble, elevated, extraordinary, important, &c. Thus we fay, Shakfpeare was a great genius, Da Vinci a great painter, Galileo a great philofopher, Boftu a great critic, &c.

GREAT is alfo a title or quality appropriated to certain princes and other illuftrious perfonages. Thus we fay, the great Turk, the great Mogul, the great cham of Tartary, the great duke of Florence, &c.

GREAT is alfo a furnance beftowed on feveral kings and emperors. Thus we fay, Alexander the great; Cyrus the great; Charles the great, or Charlemagne; Henry the great of France, &c.

GREAT is alfo applied to feveral officers who have pre-eminence over others. Thus we fay, the lord great chamberlain; the great marshal of Poland, &c.