'To have one's will' definitions:
Definition of 'To have one's will'
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- Will \Will\, n. [OE. wille, AS. willa; akin to OFries. willa, OS. willeo, willio, D. wil, G. wille, Icel. vili, Dan. villie, Sw. vilja, Goth wilja. See Will, v.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the soul by which it is capable of choosing; the faculty or power of the mind by which we decide to do or not to do; the power or faculty of preferring or selecting one of two or more objects. [1913 Webster]
- It is necessary to form a distinct notion of what is meant by the word "volition" in order to understand the import of the word will, for this last word expresses the power of mind of which "volition" is the act. --Stewart. [1913 Webster]
- Will is an ambiguous word, being sometimes put for the faculty of willing; sometimes for the act of that faculty, besides [having] other meanings. But "volition" always signifies the act of willing, and nothing else. --Reid. [1913 Webster]
- Appetite is the will's solicitor, and the will is appetite's controller; what we covet according to the one, by the other we often reject. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
- The will is plainly that by which the mind chooses anything. --J. Edwards. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The choice which is made; a determination or preference which results from the act or exercise of the power of choice; a volition. [1913 Webster]
- The word "will," however, is not always used in this its proper acceptation, but is frequently substituted for "volition", as when I say that my hand mover in obedience to my will. --Stewart. [1913 Webster]
- 3. The choice or determination of one who has authority; a decree; a command; discretionary pleasure. [1913 Webster]
- Thy will be done. --Matt. vi. 10. [1913 Webster]
- Our prayers should be according to the will of God. --Law. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose. [1913 Webster]
- Note: "Inclination is another word with which will is frequently confounded. Thus, when the apothecary says, in Romeo and Juliet, [1913 Webster]
- My poverty, but not my will, consents; . . . Put this in any liquid thing you will, And drink it off. [1913 Webster] the word will is plainly used as, synonymous with inclination; not in the strict logical sense, as the immediate antecedent of action. It is with the same latitude that the word is used in common conversation, when we speak of doing a thing which duty prescribes, against one's own will; or when we speak of doing a thing willingly or unwillingly." --Stewart. [1913 Webster]
- 5. That which is strongly wished or desired. [1913 Webster]
- What's your will, good friar? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The mariner hath his will. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
- 6. Arbitrary disposal; power to control, dispose, or determine. [1913 Webster]
- Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies. --Ps. xxvii. 12. [1913 Webster]
- 7. (Law) The legal declaration of a person's mind as to the manner in which he would have his property or estate disposed of after his death; the written instrument, legally executed, by which a man makes disposition of his estate, to take effect after his death; testament; devise. See the Note under Testament, 1. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Wills are written or nuncupative, that is, oral. See Nuncupative will, under Nuncupative. [1913 Webster]
- At will (Law), at pleasure. To hold an estate at the will of another, is to enjoy the possession at his pleasure, and be liable to be ousted at any time by the lessor or proprietor. An estate at will is at the will of both parties.
- Good will. See under Good.
- Ill will, enmity; unfriendliness; malevolence.
- To have one's will, to obtain what is desired; to do what one pleases.
- Will worship, worship according to the dictates of the will or fancy; formal worship. [Obs.]
- Will worshiper, one who offers will worship. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
- With a will, with willingness and zeal; with all one's heart or strength; earnestly; heartily. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'To have one's will'
- One by one,
- as one,
- at one,
- for each one,
- for one,
- from each one,
- one,
- one and all,
- one and only,
- oneness,
- to each one,
- one hundred one,
- one one's coattails,
- one-and-one,
- one-on-one,
- one-to-one,
- After one's own heart,
- At one's peril,
- By one's favor,
- By one's self,
- Ever is one,
- Fair one,
- Holy One,
- In one's books,
- In one's danger,
- In one's employ,
- In one's half,
- In one's hand,
- In one's hands,
- Little ones,
- Many one,
- Off one's guard,
- Off one's hands,
- On one's guard,
- On one's half,
- On one's hands,
- On one's honor,
- On one's legs,
- On one's own hook,
- On one's peril,
- One day,
- One of these days,
- One or two,
- Out of one's own head,
- The evil one,
- To be in one's cups,
- To be on one's back,
- To be one flesh,
- To be one's own man,
- To be one's own master,
- To be one's own mistress,
- To be out of one's head,
- To bring one on one's way,
- To carry all before one,
- To do one honor,
- To do one shame,
- To do one's best,
- To do one's business,
- To do one's diligence,
- To do one's endeavor,
- To draw one on to,
- To draw one out,
- To draw one to,
- To have at one's retinue,
- To have one's ear,
- To have one's fling,
- To have one's handful,
- To hold one's own,
- To laugh one out of,
- To lay about one,
- To leave one to himself,
- To lie in one,
- To look about one,
- To one's beard,
- To put one one's mettle,
- To see one through,
- To serve one out,
- Under one's breath,
- Under one's signature,
- Under one's thumb,
- With all one's heart,
- With one voice,
- With one's favor,
- Young one,
- a-one,
- at one time,
- beneath one,
- beyond one,
- do one's best,
- fast one,
- hold one's own,
- hundred and one,
- in one case,
- in one ear,
- in one's own right,
- loved one,
- number one,
- on one hand,
- on the one hand,
- one after another,
- one at a time,
- one c,
- one for the book,
- one for the books,
- one horse,
- one hundred,
- one iron,
- one of the boys,
- one percent,
- one piece,
- one shot,
- one sided,
- one thousand,
- one time,
- one upmanship,
- one-off,
- put one over,
- rolled into one,
- square one,
- to be at one's beads,
- to one ear,
- To put one's foot in one's mouth,
- To put one's legs under some one's mahogany,
- Behind one's back,
- Communion in one kind,
- Denial of one's self,
- On one's last legs,
- Self-one,
- The cut of one's jib,
- To be beside one's self,
- To be gathered to one's fathers,
- To be gathered to one's people,
- To be master of one's self,
- To bear one hard,
- To beg one for a fool,
- To blow one's own trumpet,
- To boast one's self,
- To brace one's self,
- To break one's fast,
- To breathe one's last,
- To bring one round,
- To bring one to his bearings,
- To bundle one's self up,
- To burn one's fingers,
- To calculate one's nativity,
- To call any one names,
- To carry one's point,
- To cast in one's lot with,
- To cast in one's teeth,
- To cast one's nativity,
- To cast one's self on,
- To catch one flatfooted,
- To catch one's eye,
- To change one's tune,
- To claw one on the back,
- To claw one on the gall,
- To collect one's self,
- To come one's way,
- To come to one's self,
- To commune with one's heart,
- To commune with one's self,
- To congratulate one's self,
- To cross one's path,
- To cudgel one's brains,
- To cut one's eyeteeth,
- To cut one's stick,
- To declare one's self,
- To deny one's self,
- To dust one's jacket,
- To dyst one's jacket,
- To eat one's words,
- To elbow one's way,
- To employ one's self,
- To endeavor one's self,
- To enjoy one's self,
- To enlarge one's self,
- To exert one's self,
- To fall into one's hands,
- To feather one's nest,
- To feel one's pulse,
- To find one's self,
- To forget one's self,
- To forswear one's self,
- To get one's hand in,
- To give one rope,
- To give one the bag,
- To give one the dor,
- To give one the head,
- To give one the slip,
- To give one to understand,
- To give one's self up,
- To go one's way,
- To harp on one string,
- To haul in one's horns,
- To have a brick in one's hat,
- To have at one's fingers' ends,
- To have cut one's eyeteeth,
- To have one's cake dough,
- To have one's hands full,
- To have the cards in one's own hands,
- To hide one's self,
- To hoe one's row,
- To hold one's day,
- To hold one's peace,
- To hug one's self,
- To jump one's bail,
- To keep one's distance,
- To keep one's hand in,
- To keep one's own counsel,
- To know one's own limitations,
- To laugh up one's sleeve,
- To lay one's self out,
- To lead one a dance,
- To leave one in the lurch,
- To leave one out in the cold,
- To leave to one's self,
- To lend one's ears,
- To lie at one's door,
- To lie in one's throat,
- To lie on one's back,
- To lie on one's hands,
- To lift up one's head,
- To live on one's capital,
- To lose one's bearings,
- To lose one's head,
- To lose one's heart,
- To lose one's life,
- To lose one's mind,
- To lose one's self,
- To magnify one's self,
- To magnify one's self against,
- To make one a compliment,
- To make one's compliments to,
- To make one's election,
- To make one's hand,
- To make one's law,
- To make one's manners,
- To make one's mark,
- To make one's peace with,
- To make one's way,
- To make up one's mind,
- To measure swords with one,
- To meet one's maker,
- To mind one's chances,
- To misconduct one's self,
- To owe one a spite,
- To pain one's self,
- To pass something on some one,
- To pay one in his own coin,
- To pay one's court,
- To pay one's duty,
- To pay one's footing,
- To play one's cards,
- To promise one's self,
- To propose to one's self,
- To pull in one's horns,
- To put down one's staff,
- To put on one's trumps,
- To put one out of conceit with,
- To put one's back up,
- To put one's comether on,
- To put one's foot down,
- To put to one's trumps,
- To put up one's staff,
- To rack one's brains,
- To rack one's brains out,
- To rack one's wits,
- To read one's self in,
- To refer one's self,
- To relate one's self,
- To repeat one's self,
- To report one's self,
- To repossess one's self of,
- To return to one's muttons,
- To roll one's r's,
- To roll one's self,
- To save one's bacon,
- To serve one right,
- To serve one the same sauce,
- To serve one's self of,
- To set down one's staff,
- To set one's cap,
- To set one's cap for,
- To set one's rest,
- To set one's self against,
- To set one's teeth,
- To set up one's rest,
- To set up one's staff,
- To shape one's self,
- To show one's head,
- To snake one's toilet,
- To spare one's self,
- To sport one's oak,
- To square one's shoulders,
- To stand in one's own light,
- To stand on one's own legs,
- To stand one in hand,
- To stand one's ground,
- To stick in one's gizzard,
- To straighten one's face,
- To strike one luck,
- To swear the peace against one,
- To take into one's confidence,
- To take one's measure,
- To take one's own course,
- To throw one's self down,
- To throw one's self on,
- To thrust one's nose into,
- To thrust one's self in,
- To thrust one's self into,
- To truss one's self,
- To turn one's coat,
- To turn one's goods,
- To turn one's hand to,
- To turn one's money,
- To turn the back on one,
- To use one's self,
- To wage one's law,
- To walk one's chalks,
- To wear one's heart upon one's sleeve,
- To wet one's whistle,
- To wipe one's nose of,
- To worm one's self into,
- Two-to-one,
- Wilburton Number One,
- With all one's might and main,
- With one's whole heart,
- blow one's stack,
- break one's back,
- call one's bluff,
- cash in one's chips,
- catch one's breath,
- cool one's heels,
- drag one's feet,
- drag one's heels,
- drop one's serve,
- eighty-one,
- feast one's eyes,
- feather one's nest,
- fifty-one,
- flip one's lid,
- flip one's wig,
- forty-one,
- get one's Irish up,
- get one's lumps,
- get under one's skin,
- give one's best,
- go one better,
- grease one's palms,
- in one's birthday suit,
- keep one's distance,
- keep one's eyes off,
- keep one's hands off,
- kick one's heels,
- line one's pockets,
- lose one's temper,
- make up one's mind,
- ninety-one,
- number one wood,
- one dollar bill,
- one hundred eighty,
- one hundred fifteen,
- one hundred fifty,
- one hundred five,
- one hundred forty,
- one hundred ninety,
- one hundred seventy,
- one hundred sixty,
- one hundred ten,
- one hundred thirty,
- one hundred twenty,
- one million million,
- one thousand million,
- one thousand thousand,
- one-armed,
- one-billionth,
- one-celled,
- one-dimensional,
- one-dimensionality,
- one-eared,
- one-eighth,
- one-eyed,
- one-fifth,
- one-fourth,
- one-half,
- one-handed,
- one-hitter,
- one-horse,
- one-humped,
- one-hundredth,
- one-liner,
- one-man,
- one-member,
- one-millionth,
- one-ninth,
- one-party,
- one-person,
- one-piece,
- one-quadrillionth,
- one-quarter,
- one-quintillionth,
- one-seed,
- one-seeded,
- one-seventh,
- one-sided,
- one-sidedly,
- one-sixteenth,
- one-sixth,
- one-sixtieth,
- one-spot,
- one-step,
- one-tenth,
- one-third,
- one-thousandth,
- one-time,
- one-trillionth,
- one-twelfth,
- one-upmanship,
- one-way,
- one-winged,
- one-woman,
- one-year,
- pull a fast one,
- pull a fast one on,
- pull in one's horns,
- pull one's weight,
- put one across,
- put one on his feet,
- reach one's nostrils,
- set one on his feet,
- seventy-one,
- shoot one's mouth off,
- shut one's mouth,
- sixty-one,
- slip one's mind,
- sow one's oats,
- take one's lumps,
- talk through one's hat,
- thirty-one,
- thousand and one nights,
- tighten one's belt,
- to blow one's stacks,
- to dig in one's heels,
- to get one's back up,
- to perk up one's ears,
- to rest on one's laurels,
- too big for one's breeches,
- turn one's stomach,
- twenty-one,
- upon one's guard,
- wash one's hands,
- waste one's time,
- One-valued function,
- To be upon one's good behavior,
- To bring one's nose to the grindstone,
- To bring up any one with a round turn,
- To cast one's colt's tooth,
- To cast one's self upon,
- To cover one's short contracts,
- To cut one's wisdom teeth,
- To ding anything in one's ears,
- To fasten one's eyes upon,
- To gather one's self together,
- To give a piece of one's mind to,
- To give one the cold shoulder,
- To give one the lie in his throat,
- To give one's self away,
- To have two strings to one's bow,
- To hold one's nose to the grindstone,
- To keep one's head above water,
- To keep one's nose to the grindstone,
- To lay hands on one's self,
- To lay one's self open to,
- To make a thing one's business,
- To make one's self at home,
- To make one's self scarce,
- To make one's self strange,
- To make one's self understood,
- To pass something upon some one,
- To pin one's faith upon,
- To play one's cards well,
- To play snow one's cards,
- To put a spoke in one's wheel,
- To put one's nose out of joint,
- To put one's nose to the grindstone,
- To put someone through one's paces,
- To reckon without one's host,
- To sell one's life dearly,
- To sow one's wild oats,
- To stand upon one's dignity,
- To take the wind out of one's sails,
- To take upon one's self,
- To talk out of both sides of one's mouth,
- To throw dust in one's eyes,
- To throw one's self upon,
- To tread upon one's heels