line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line; as,.to pilot vessels in certain waters.Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way,.theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a branch topic;

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1. 1. Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct article; a section or subdivision; a department.
2. 2. One of the portions of a curve that extends outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the branches of an hyperbola.
3. 3. A line of family descent, in distinction from some other line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such a line; as, the English branch of a family.
4. 4. A warrant or commission given to a pilot, authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters.
5. 5. Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way, theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a branch topic; a branch store.
6. 6. The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament.
7. 7. Supported or ornamented by pillars; resembling a pillar, or pillars.
8. 8. One who pills or plunders.
9. 9. A frame of adjustable boards erected on a post, and having holes through which the head and hands of an offender were thrust so as to be exposed in front of it.
10. 10. A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block.