( prep. )
Effect; end; consequence; as, the prince was flattered to his ruin; he engaged in a war to his cost; violent factions exist to the prejudice of the state.
( prep. )
Effect; end; consequence; as, the prince was flattered to his ruin; he engaged in a war to his cost; violent factions exist to the prejudice of the state.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012