See also:

• SCRUTINY (Fr. scrutin, Late Lat. scrulinium, from scrutari, to search or examine thoroughly)

SCRUTINY (Fr. scrutin, See also:

• LATE

Late See also:

• LAT

Lat. scrulinium, from scrutari, to See also:

• SEARCH, or VISIT AND SEARCH

search or examine thoroughly)  , careful examination or inquiry . The word is specifically applied in the See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church to the examination of the catechumens or those under instruction in the faith . They were taught the creed and the See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord's See also:

• PRAYER (from Lat. precari, entreat; Ital. pregaria, Fr. priere)
• PRAYER, BOOK OF COMMON

Prayer, examined therein, and exorcized See also:

• PRIOR (from Lat. prior—former, and hence superior, through O. Fr. priour)
• PRIOR, MATTHEW (1664-1721)

prior to See also:

• BAPTISM

baptism . The days of See also:

• SCRUTINY (Fr. scrutin, Late Lat. scrulinium, from scrutari, to search or examine thoroughly)

scrutiny varied at different periods from three to seven . From about the beginning of the 12th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century, when it became usual to baptize infants soon after their See also:

• BIRTH (a word common in various forms to Teutonic languages from the root of the verb " to bear ")

birth instead of at stated times (See also:

• EASTER

Easter and See also:

• PENTECOST

Pentecost), the ceremony of scrutiny was incorporated with that of the actual baptism . Scrutiny is also a See also:

• TERM

term applied to a method of electing a See also:

• POPE (Gr. irarraas, post-classical Lat. papa, father)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1688–1744)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1763-1835)
• POPE, JANE (1742-1818)
• POPE, JOHN (1822-1892)
• POPE, SIR THOMAS (c. 1507-1559)

pope in the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic church, in contradistinction to two other methods, See also:

• ACCLAMATION (Lat. acclamatio, a shouting at)

acclamation and See also:

• ACCESSION (from Lat. accedere, to go to, to approach)

accession . (See See also:

• CONCLAVE (Lat. conclave, from cum, together, and clavis, a key)

CONCLAVE.) In the See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

law of elections, scrutiny is the careful examination of votes See also:

• CAST (from the verb meaning " to throw "; the word is Scand. in origin, cf. Dan. kaste, and Swed. kasta; " cast " in Middle Eng. took the place of the A.S. weor pan, cf. Ger. werf en)

cast after the unsuccessful See also:

• CANDIDATE

candidate has lodged a See also:

• PETITION (Lat. for " seeking " or " praying ")

petition claiming the seat, and alleging that he has the See also:

• MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority of legal votes . Each See also:

• VOTE

vote is dealt with separately, See also:

• NOTICE

notice being given beforehand by one party to the other of the votes objected to and the grounds of objection .