Reference /(r?f"?r-ens)/

Ref·er·ence

Reference

n.
  1. The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.
  2. That which refers to something; a specific direction of the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.
  3. Relation; regard; respect.
    Something that hath a reference to my state.
  4. One who, or that which, is referred to.
  5. The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the judgment of one or more persons for decision. (Law)
  6. Appeal. [R.]

Phrases & Compounds
Reference Bible
a Bible in which brief explanations, and references to parallel passages, are printed in the margin of the text.