ttle_), the lad of John Davies, the old fisherman.--Sir W.
Scott, _Redgauntlet_ (time, George III.).

=Philaminte= (3 _syl._), wife of Chrysale, the bourgeois, and mother of
Armande, Henrietta, Ariste, and B['e]lise.--Moli[`e]re, _Les Femmes
Savantes_ (1672).

=Philan'der=, of Holland, was a guest at the house of Arge'o, baron of
Servia, and the baron's wife, Gabri'na, fell in love with him. Philander
fled the house, and Gabrina told her husband he had abused her, and had
fled out of fear of him. He was pursued, overtaken, and cast into a
dungeon. One day Gabrina visited him there and asked him to defend her
against a wicked knight. This he undertook to do, and Gabrina posted him
in a place where he could make his attack. Philander slew the knight,
but discovered that it was Argeo. Gabrina now declared she would give
him up to justice unless he married her; and Philander, to save his
life, did so. But in a very short time the infamous woman tired of her
toy, and cut him off by poison.--Ariosto, _Orlando Furioso_ (1516).

_Philander_, a dawdling lover; so called from Philander, the Dutch
knight mentioned above, who was wooed by Gabrina. To "philander" is to
hang about a woman in a half-hearted way; to toy.

Yes, I'll baste you together, you and your Philander.--W. Congreve,
_The Way of the World_ (1700).

_Philander_, prince of Cyprus, passionately in love with the Princess
Ero'ta.--Beaumont and Fletcher, _The Laws of Candy_ (1647).

=Philanthropist= (_The_), John Howard (1726-1790).

=Philario=, an Italian, at whose house Posthumus made his silly wager with
Iachimo. (See POSTHUMUS.)--Shakespeare, _Cymbeline_ (1605).

_Philario_, an Italian improvisatore, who remained faithful to Fazio
even in disgrace.--Dean Milman, _Fazio_ (1815).

=Philaster= (_Prince_), heir to the crown of Messi'na. Euphra'sia, who was
in love with Philaster, disguised herself as a boy, and, assuming for
the nonce the name of Bellario, entered the prince's service. Philaster,
who was in love with the Princess Arethu'sa, transferred Bellario to
her service, and then grew jealous of Arethusa's love for the young
page.--Beaumont and Fletcher, _Philaster_, or _Love Lies a-bleeding_ (?
1622).

There is considerable resemblance between Euphrasia and "Viola" in
_Twelfth Night_ (Shakespeare, 1614).

=Philax=, cousin of the Princess Imis. The fay Pagan shut them up in the
"Palace of Revenge," a superb crystal palace, contain