1. (n.) Close examination; minute inspection; critical observation.

2. (n.) An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.

3. (n.) A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written.

4. (n.) An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll.

5. (v. t.) To scrutinize.