| 释义 |
† ˈbreviator Obs.
[a. L. breviātor, agent-noun f. breviāre to shorten.]
One who makes summaries or abstracts; also = abbreviator 2.
1546Langley Pol. Verg. De Invent. viii. ii. 145 a, Pius the II did create Breuiators and set them in an Order. 1679M. Prance Addit. Narr. Pop. Plot 20 But our Breviator, when he pleaseth, can over-look, etc. 1751Chambers Cycl. s.v., At Rome, those are still called breviators, or abbreviators, who dictate and draw up the pope's briefs. |