The act of entering or going
into] ingress; as, the entrance of a person into a house or an
apartment; hence, the act of taking possession, as of property, or of
office; as, the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance, or
of a magistrate into office.
Liberty, power, or permission to enter;
as, to give entrance to friends.
The passage, door, or gate, for
entering.
The entering upon; the beginning, or that
with which the beginning is made; the commencement; initiation; as, a
difficult entrance into business.
The causing to be entered upon a register,
as a ship or goods, at a customhouse; an entering; as, his
entrance of the arrival was made the same day.
The
angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the water at the water
line.
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