ambitusn.

Brit.

/ˈambᵻtəs/, U.S.

/ˈæmbədəs/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: Latin ambitus; French ambitus.

Etymology: In sense 1 < classical Latin ambitus corrupt practice in electioneering, undue influence, bribery, specific use of ambitus ambit n. In sense 2 < French ambitus (1703) and its etymon post-classical Latin ambitus (14th cent. in this sense), specific use of classical Latin ambitus ambit n.

1. The action of seeking to obtain an office or position through underhand means; esp. the use of bribery to gain electoral support. Cf. ambition n. 6. Now historical, esp. with reference to Roman Law.

ΚΠ

1565 W. Alley Πτωχομυσεῖον ii. v. f. 118 What so euer ambitus doth, ambition compelleth to doo the same.

1614 Bp. W. Cowper Dikaiologie 56 It is very well knowne I sought not a Bishopricke, I thinke in this I shall haue no accuser to charge mee with Ambitus.

1688 G. Burnet Disc. Rom. Church 43 What impudent ambitus is commonly practised in the Elections of Popes.

1842 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. 37/1 The trials for ambitus were numerous in the time of the republic.

2015 M. Lovano All Things Julius Caesar I. 32 No matter how much one might have opposed electoral corruption on principle, ambitus was a fact of life.

2. Music. Esp. with reference to plainsong: the range of notes or tones in a mode, scale, or melody. Also: the range of notes that can be produced by a voice or instrument; = compass n.¹ 10.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > [noun] > range or compass

compass1597

gamut1639

diapason1687

ambitus?1775

range1796

register1806

scale1818

?1775 W. Waring tr. J.-J. Rousseau Dict. Music 20 In the plain chant,..the Ambitus [Fr. Ambitus] of perfect modes is only of one octave therein.

1825 J. F. Danneley Encycl. Music at Hyper The ambitus or compass of the same [sc. mode] was determined by the fourth of the fundamental note.

1883 G. Grove Dict. Music III. 472/2 Tallis..limited within strict bounds the ambitus of his melody.

1963 Galpin Soc. Jrnl. 16 14 The two octave ambitus of the open strings on the six-course lute.

1977 J. Shepherd & T. Wishart in J. Shepherd et al. Whose Music? App. 286 The ambitus or range of any particular chant will not necessarily coincide with the octave.

2015 Jrnl. Musicol. 32 333 Each voice reaches the upper limit of its ambitus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ambitus
释义	ambitusn. Brit. /ˈambᵻtəs/, U.S. /ˈæmbədəs/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from French. Etymons: Latin ambitus; French ambitus. Etymology: In sense 1 < classical Latin ambitus corrupt practice in electioneering, undue influence, bribery, specific use of ambitus ambit n. In sense 2 < French ambitus (1703) and its etymon post-classical Latin ambitus (14th cent. in this sense), specific use of classical Latin ambitus ambit n. 1. The action of seeking to obtain an office or position through underhand means; esp. the use of bribery to gain electoral support. Cf. ambition n. 6. Now historical, esp. with reference to Roman Law. ΚΠ 1565 W. Alley Πτωχομυσεῖον ii. v. f. 118 What so euer ambitus doth, ambition compelleth to doo the same. 1614 Bp. W. Cowper Dikaiologie 56 It is very well knowne I sought not a Bishopricke, I thinke in this I shall haue no accuser to charge mee with Ambitus. 1688 G. Burnet Disc. Rom. Church 43 What impudent ambitus is commonly practised in the Elections of Popes. 1842 W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Antiq. 37/1 The trials for ambitus were numerous in the time of the republic. 2015 M. Lovano All Things Julius Caesar I. 32 No matter how much one might have opposed electoral corruption on principle, ambitus was a fact of life. 2. Music. Esp. with reference to plainsong: the range of notes or tones in a mode, scale, or melody. Also: the range of notes that can be produced by a voice or instrument; = compass n.¹ 10. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > [noun] > range or compass compass1597 gamut1639 diapason1687 ambitus?1775 range1796 register1806 scale1818 ?1775 W. Waring tr. J.-J. Rousseau Dict. Music 20 In the plain chant,..the Ambitus [Fr. Ambitus] of perfect modes is only of one octave therein. 1825 J. F. Danneley Encycl. Music at Hyper The ambitus or compass of the same [sc. mode] was determined by the fourth of the fundamental note. 1883 G. Grove Dict. Music III. 472/2 Tallis..limited within strict bounds the ambitus of his melody. 1963 Galpin Soc. Jrnl. 16 14 The two octave ambitus of the open strings on the six-course lute. 1977 J. Shepherd & T. Wishart in J. Shepherd et al. Whose Music? App. 286 The ambitus or range of any particular chant will not necessarily coincide with the octave. 2015 Jrnl. Musicol. 32 333 Each voice reaches the upper limit of its ambitus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1565
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