Chapter Parter to Parting of P by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

lien

(Law), a lien, or a right to retain a thing, for some charge or claim growing out of, or connected with, that particular thing. — Particular redemption, the doctrine that the purpose, act, and provisions of redemption are restricted to a limited number of the human race. See Calvinism.

Syn. — Minute; individual; respective; appropriate; peculiar; especial; exact; specific; precise; critical; circumstantial. See Minute.

Particular
(Par*tic"u*lar) n.

1. A separate or distinct member of a class, or part of a whole; an individual fact, point, circumstance, detail, or item, which may be considered separately; as, the particulars of a story.

Particulars which it is not lawful for me to reveal.

Bacon.

It is the greatest interest of particulars to advance the good of the community.

L'Estrange.

2. Special or personal peculiarity, trait, or character; individuality; interest, etc. [Obs.]

For his particular I'll receive him gladly.

Shak.

If the particulars of each person be considered.

Milton.

Temporal blessings, whether such as concern the public . . . or such as concern our particular.

Whole Duty of Man.

3. (Law) One of the details or items of grounds of claim; — usually in the pl.; also, a bill of particulars; a minute account; as, a particular of premises.

The reader has a particular of the books wherein this law was written.

Ayliffe.

Bill of particulars. See under Bill. - - In particular, specially; peculiarly. "This, in particular, happens to the lungs." Blackmore. — To go into particulars, to relate or describe in detail or minutely.

Particularism
(Par*tic"u*lar*ism) n. [Cf. F. particularisme.]

1. A minute description; a detailed statement. [R.]

2. (Theol.) The doctrine of particular election.

3. (German Politics) Devotion to the interests of one's own kingdom or province rather than to those of the empire.

Particularist
(Par*tic"u*lar*ist), n. [Cf. F. particulariste.] One who holds to particularism. — Par*tic`u*lar*is"tic, a.

Particularity
(Par*tic`u*lar"i*ty) n.; pl. Particularities [Cf. F. particularité.]

1. The state or quality of being particular; distinctiveness; circumstantiality; minuteness in detail.

2. That which is particular; as: (a) Peculiar quality; individual characteristic; peculiarity. "An old heathen altar with this particularity." Addison. (b) Special circumstance; minute detail; particular. "Even descending to particularities." Sir P. Sidney. (c) Something of special or private concern or interest.

Let the general trumpet blow his blast,
Particularities and petty sounds
To cease!

Shak.

Particularization
(Par*tic`u*lar*i*za"tion) n. The act of particularizing. Coleridge.