حضر

مَحْضَرٌ محضر A place where people are present, or assembled. (K, * TA.) See also حَضْرَةٌ. ― -b2- A place to which people return (مَرْجِعٌ [here a n. of place, agreeably with analogy,]) to the waters, (S, K;) or to the constant sources of water; (T, TA;) contr. of مَبْدً ى: (T and S in art. بدو:) a place to which one goes (مَذْهَبٌ) in search of herbage is called مُنْتَجَعٌ; and every such place is called مَبْدً ى, of which the pl. is مَبَادٍ: watering-places (مَنَاهِل) are called مَحَاضِرُ [pl. of مَحْضَرٌ] because of the congregation and presence of men at them. (T, TA.) [See also حَاضِرٌ, last signification.] -A2- [ People present, or assembled; an assembly: so in the present day.] ― -b2- A people dwelling, or staying, by waters: (K, * TA:) [pl. مَحَاضِرُ:] see حَاضِرٌ. -A3- The record of a kadee (or judge ), in which his sentence is written, syn. سِجِلٌّ: (S, K:) or what is written when a person brings a charge against another: when the latter makes his reply, and proves it, it [the writing] is [called] تَوْفِيقٌ; and when judgment is given, سِجِلٌ. (Kull p. 352.) This is thought by MF to be a recent conventional term; but it has been heard from the Arabs [of the classical times], and is mentioned by ISd and others. (TA.) ― -b2- Also A signature (خَطٌّ) that is written at the end of the record of the signatures (خُطُوط) of the witnesses, in testimony of the truth of the contents of what precedes. (K. [In the CK, وَاقَعَةٍ is erroneously put for وَاقِعَةِ; and خُطُوطُ, for خُطُوطِ.]) But this is a recent conventional application. (MF, TA.) -A4- فُلَانٌ حَسَنُ المَحْضَرِ (assumed tropical:) Such a one is a person who speaks well of the absent. (S.)