单词 | eligent |
释义 | † eligentn. Obsolete. A person who chooses; esp. one who elects another to an office. Cf. elector n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > [noun] > one who chooses chooser138. eligent1601 society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [noun] > elector choosera1387 elisor1433 elector1467 eligent1601 1601 A. Copley Answere to Let. Iesuited Gentleman sig. L He makes it a daintie matter to exhibit himselfe vnto him on the sodaine,..giuing the Eligent to vnderstand how his Societie is the last order in holie church. a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 201 In Polonia..the eligents who make the King by their vote, are tyed fast by their oaths. 1686 J. Norris in Theory & Regulation Love (1688) 234 That which determines the choice of the Eligent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018). < n.1601 |
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