(poetic) peacock

Alternative form of May Queen

(idiomatic) A situation, opportunity, or outcome which is less favorable than situations, opportunities, or outcomes experienced by or available to others.

(of a firearm) To be discharged prematurely, or with the trigger at half cock. / (slang) To do or say something without due thought or care.

(chemistry, obsolete) A crystalline growth of an arborescent form.

(US, slang) To abscond while at liberty under bail bonds.

(of a surname or of heritable property in a patrilineal naming or inheritance system) To expire due to having only females surviving the death of the last male in a line.

Serious or tragic opera; grand opera.

(law) A writ issued in certain actions at law, where the defendant has suffered judgment to pass against him by default, in order to ascertain and assess the plaintiff's damages, where they cannot readily be ascertained by mere calculation.

plural of writ of inquiry