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单词 concessory
释义

concessoryadj.

Brit. /kənˈsɛs(ə)ri/, U.S. /kənˈsɛs(ə)ri/
Forms:

α. 1600s concessary.

β. 1600s– concessory.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin concess- , concēdere , -ory suffix2.
Etymology: < classical Latin concess-, past participial stem of concēdere concede v. + -ory suffix2.With the form concessary compare -ary suffix1.
Now rare.
= concessive adj. (in various senses).
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the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [adjective] > complying or conceding
accordantc1350
obeisantc1390
comingc1576
easya1616
concessive1632
compliable1641
concessory1641
compliant1642
condescentious1651
conceding1656
complying1668
favourable1734
concessional1765
1641 G. Abbot Vindiciæ Sabbathi 47 Tell not mee of Moses his Law, which you plead only to maintaine your licentiousnes, and which was only a concessary Law granted for the hardnes of your hearts.
1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium II. iii. ii. 81 These laws are not prohibitive, but concessory.
a1700 A. Shields Church-communion Enquired Into (1706) 3 I shall lay down some Concessions and concessory Distinctions that may serve for Cautions, for the better understanding of this Matter.
1842 Brit. Mag. & Monthly Reg. Jan. 67 Is the law prohibitory in the one case, and concessory in the other?
1858 J. A. Alexander Acts Apostles II. xxii. 293 Verily should rather be indeed (or it is true), a concessory particle which qualifies the whole clause.
1931 G. A. J. Ross Behavior & Destiny iii. 57 The habit of subordination and of the concessory spirit.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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