单词 | commonwealth man |
释义 | commonwealth mann.α. 1500s–1600s 1800s– commonwealth man. β. 1500s commonwealthes man, 1600s–1800s commonwealths man, 1700s commonwealth's man. Also with capital initial in the first element.ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > public-spiritedness > [noun] > person commonwealth man1556 commonweal man1587 wealsmana1616 republican1691 national1766 1556 N. Grimald in tr. Cicero Thre Bks. Duties ii. f. 106 (margin) Aratus the Sicyonian, a right good commonwealth-man. 1577 T. Cartwright Rest of Second Replie agaynst Dr. Whitgiftes Second Answer 14 There is a greater want of sufficient church men, then of able common wealth men. 1677 A. Yarranton England's Improvem. 109 You are not a good Commonwealths-man, if you do not give me leave to Print this; for it will be a general good to the Clothing-Trade. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxvii. 385 Their next Heir cannot well be a worse Commonwealth's-man. 2. a. British History. An adherent of the republican government established in England between the execution of Charles I in 1649 and the Restoration of Charles II in 1660. rare after 19th cent.With quot. 1651 cf. good commonwealth's-man. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > [noun] > supporter of parliament, Cromwell, or commonwealth roundhead1641 parliamentarian1642 parliamenteer1642 parliament man1642 Westminsterian1645 Oliverian1648 parliamentary1649 parliamenterc1650 commonwealth man1651 aproneer1659 Protectorian1659 Protectorist1659 1651 Mercurius Politicus No. 63. 998 If any Persons whatsoever, seeing men blindly led by Religious Pretences to act for, and with the Common Enemy, for the ruin of the Civill Interest, shall think themselves concerned, upon a Religious Accompt, to favor those Religious Pretenders, They may indeed mean well, and think Themselves good Common-wealths men; but 'tis past all understanding, how they will be able this way to keep out the Cavalier-Interest, or put in sufficient Security, that the Cavalier shall not return in Triumph, upon the shoulders of the Covenant. 1659 T. Burton Diary (1828) IV. 210 To build upon the Union made by those Commonwealth-men, I cannot consent. 1781 S. Johnson Parnell in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets VIII. 2 Thomas Parnell was the son of a commonwealthsman..who, at the Restoration left..Cheshire..and settling in Ireland, purchased an estate. 2001 Sunday Times (Nexis) 6 May Beaufort..switched from royalist to Commonwealthman, and back to devoted servant of Charles II and James I. b. More generally: a man who favours, supports, or advocates republican government, a republican. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > principles of or attachment to types of government > [noun] > republicanism > adherent of republican1657 republicarian1666 commonwealth man1680 rouge1849 red1851 monarchomach1904 1680 Dialogue between Tom & Dick 32 I say to you I am no Commonwealthsman. 1877 Emporia (Kansas) News 6 July Now, when Mr. Hayes is trying to inaugurate reform in the public service, the Commonwealth man is tearing his hair out for fear the Republican party will be ruined. 1992 M. J. Guy Common, Syst., Uniform, & Efficient as Terms of Art in Educ. Articles State Constit. (Ph.D. diss., Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ.) v. 376 Since the days of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, American commonwealthmen..have been concerned about the amoral consequences of free enterprise and the lack of public commitment to the common good. 3. A man who supports or promotes the interests of the Commonwealth (commonwealth n. 6). ΚΠ 1947 Aberdeen Jrnl. 10 June 2/4 Mr. Mackenzie King..is a strong Commonwealth man, and a believer in the association of the Dominions and Britain. 2019 Evening Standard (Nexis) 5 Aug. Attlee was a patriot through and through, a Commonwealth man and an upholder of British traditions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1556 |
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