单词 | adviserate |
释义 | adviseraten. 1. Usually with capital initial. In Bahrain: the office or establishment of the person appointed as principal British adviser to the head of state. Also: the (former) residence of this adviser. Cf. adviser n. 1e. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > official residence > [noun] > of people in specific employment almonry1440 ferry house1595 prefecture1802 station house1805 pilothouse1812 lodging1826 schoolhouse1842 wardenry1859 adviserate1938 1938 Ann. Rep. Year 1356 47 in Bahrain Govt. Ann. Reps. (1986) II The Adviserate Budget provides for the services of an Assistant Adviser for part of the year. 1951 Southwestern Jrnl. Anthropol. 7 94 At a depth of eleven feet, in the left wall of the trench a handled vessel was unearthed; this was placed in the temporary museum in the Adviserate. 2005 C. Holes in P. Dresch & J. Piscatori Monarchies & Nations ii. 59 From that point on, the British Adviserate began to exercise its influence directly on the Ruler [of Bahrain] in the matter of the relations of his tribal subjects with the Baḥārnah. 2. gen. The office, position, or establishment of an adviser (in various senses); a group of advisers; an advisory body. Cf. advisorate n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [noun] > adviser or counsellor > group of privy council?c1430 the three wise men1867 advisory1880 advisorate1924 adviserate1953 1953 S. H. Longrigg Iraq p. vii Mr. C. C. Aston, formerly of the ῾Iraq Government and latterly chief of the (war-time) Political Adviserate. 1979 J. C. Hurewitz Middle East & N. Afr. World Politics (ed. 2) II. xxxi. 119 Charles François Georges-Picot joined Allenby's political adviserate late in 1917. 1993 M. Izzard Freya Stark ii. v. 88 The British Adviserates regarded the missionaries with mixed feelings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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