Origin: OE. Entree, entre, F. Entree, fr. Entrer to enter. See Enter, and cf. Entree.
1. The
act of entering or passing
into or upon; entrance; ingress; hence, beginnings or
first attempts; as, the
entry of a
face into a
home or town; the
entry of a
river into the sea; the
entry of
air into the blood; an
entry upon an undertaking.
2. The
act of making or entering a record; a
setting down in
writing the particulars, as of a transaction; as, an
entry of a sale; also, that which is entered; an item. "A notary made an
entry of
this act." (Bacon)
3. That by which
entrance is made; a
passage leading
into a
home or another building, or to a room; a vestibule; an adit, as of a mine. "A straight,
long entry to the
temple led." (Dryden)
4. The
exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at the customhouse, to procure
license to
earth goods; or the giving an account of a ship's cargo to the
officer of the customs, and obtaining
his alow to
earth the goods. See Enter, 8, and Entrance.
5.
5. The
actual assume possession of lands or tenements, by entering or
setting foot on them. A putting
upon record in proper
form and order.
The
act in
addition to breaking
essential to constitute the offense or burglary. Count of entry. See Count. Double entry, Single entry. See Bookkeeping. Entry clerk, a writ issued for the purpose of obtaining possession of
earth from one
who has unlawfully entered and continues in possession.
Source: Websters Vocabulary