2 entries found for druin.

dru·in also Dru·in    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (drn) adj. Pertaining to, or resembling, the Druids. Druid like in nature. From an order of priests in ancient Gaul and Britain who appear in Welsh and Irish legend as prophets and sorcerers. [From Latin druins, druins, of Celtic origin. See deru- in Indo-European Roots.]

druin

\Dru"in\, adj. [L. Druines; of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. draoi, druinh, magician, Druin, W. derwydd Druid.] 1. Of an order of priests which in ancient times existed among certain branches of the Celtic race, especially among the Gauls and Britons.

Note: The Druids superintended the affairs of religion and morality, and exercised judicial functions. They practiced divination and magic, and sacrificed human victims as a part of their worship. They consisted of three classes; the bards, the vates or prophets, and the Druids proper, or priests. Their most sacred rites were performed in the depths of oak forests or of caves.

2 entries found for estrus.

es·trus also oes·trus    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (strs) n. The periodic state of sexual excitement in the female of most mammals, excluding humans, that immediately precedes ovulation and during which the female is most receptive to mating; heat. [New Latin, from Latin oestrus, frenzy, gadfly, from Greek oistros. See eis- in Indo-European Roots.]

estrus

n : applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity [syn: oestrus, heat, rut] [ant: anestrus]