(television, radio) The main host of a television or radio program, particularly one relating to the broadcast of news.

One who lives in isolation or seclusion, especially for religious reasons; hermit.

(derogatory) A system of government long since supplanted by another, particularly a state of feudalism with an absolute monarchy supported by the doctrine of divine right with the explicit consent of an established church.

(historical) The aristocratic social and political system established in France under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, overthrown by the French Revolution of 1789.

A female ancestor.

(nautical) A small buoy, usually painted a distinctive color, attached to an anchor by a light line and used to indicate the location of the anchor on the bottom.

Pertaining to ancestry.

(US, uncountable) A form of bruschetta topped with mashed anchovies and other ingredients.

(electronics) An endpoint that utilizes horizontal insulators and occurs at the endpoint of a high-power transmission line. Such endpoints are necessary when interfacing with other modes of power transmission and, due to the inflexibility of the conductors, when significantly altering the direction of the pylon chain.

(nautical) A parachute-like device designed to slow down the speed of a drifting ship or boat and to keep its bow pointing to the wind.