单词 | electo |
释义 | electon. Obsolete. A leader or commander chosen by mutineers. (Also adapted as elect n.2 3.) ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > mutiny > [noun] > mutineer > leader chosen by mutineers electo1609 electa1781 1609 Bible (Douay) I. Num. xiv. comm. Verie mutiners themselves do ever choose such a one, & cal him, the Electo. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. v. §3. 299 The Israelites..consulted to choose them a Captaine (or as they call it now-a-daies, an Electo). 1650 R. Stapleton tr. F. Strada De Bello Belgico viii. 5 The old souldiers, after the manner of seditions, created a Generall, whom they called the Electo. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1609 |
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