Both Uses of
waive
in
Moby Dick
- Be it known that, waiving all argument, I take the good old fashioned ground that the whale is a fish, and call upon holy Jonah to back me.†
Chpt 31-33
- But while they freely waive a ceremonial like this, they do by no means renounce their claim to more solid tribute.†
Chpt 85-87 *
Definition:
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(waive as in: waive the right) not enforce something to which one would otherwise be entitled