n. (pl. -ies) 1 fairness.

- principles of justice used to correct or supplement the law.

- a value of the shares issued by a company. B (in pl.) Stocks and shares not bearing fixed interest. [latin aequitas: related to *equal]

n. Thing that erases, esp. A piece of rubber etc. For removing pencil etc. Marks.

n. Metallic element of the lanthanide series. [ytterby in sweden]

n. (pl. Same or -s) 1 stoat, esp. When white in winter.

- its white fur, used to trim robes etc. [french]

adj. Of or causing sexual love, esp. Tending to arouse sexual desire or excitement. erotically adv. [greek eros sexual love]

n. - short journey, esp. On another's behalf, to take a message, collect goods, etc.

- object of such a journey. [old english]

- of mercy n. Journey to relieve suffering etc.

adj. - erring.

- literary or archaic travelling in search of adventure (knight errant). errantry n. (in sense 2). [from *err: sense 2 ultimately from latin iter journey]

adj. & n. Substitute, imitation. [german]

clause n. Law clause specifying conditions under which a contracting party is free from an obligation.

- velocity n. Minimum velocity needed to escape from the gravitational field of a body.

- —v. (-ping) 1 (often foll. By from) get free of restriction or control.

- (of gas etc.) Leak.

- succeed in avoiding punishment etc.

- get free of (a person, grasp, etc.).

- avoid (a commitment, danger, etc.).

- elude the notice or memory of (nothing escapes you; name escaped me).

- (of words etc.) Issue unawares from (a person etc.). —n. - act or instance of escaping.

- means of escaping (often attrib.: escape hatch).

- leakage of gas etc.

- temporary relief from unpleasant reality. [latin cappa cloak]

v. Formal avoid; abstain from. eschewal n. [germanic: related to *shy1]