(n.) The act of referring, or the state of being referred;
as, reference to a chart for guidance.
(n.) That which refers to something; a specific direction of
the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.
(n.) Relation; regard; respect.
(n.) One who, or that which, is referred to.
(n.) One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity,
capacity, and the like, of another.
(n.) A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is
referred.
(n.) The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the
judgment of one or more persons for decision.
(n.) The process of sending any matter, for inquiry in a
cause, to a master or other officer, in order that he may ascertain
facts and report to the court.
(n.) Appeal.
