facile princepsn.

Brit.

/ˈfasɪlɪ ˈprɪnsɛps/,

/ˈfakɪleɪ ˈprɪŋkɛps/, U.S.

/ˈfækɪli ˈprɪnˌkɛps/,

/ˈfæsɪli ˈprɪnˌsɛps/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin facile princeps.

Etymology: < classical Latin facile princeps easily the best (Cicero) < facile easily, use as adverb of neuter of facilis facile adj. + princeps princeps n.

Chiefly in predicative use, without article. A person or thing that is easily first; a person or thing considered to be the best or most notable; the acknowledged leader in a particular subject, field of expertise, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > pre-eminence > [noun] > one who is easily first

facile princeps1638

1638 G. Langbaine tr. G. Ranchin Rev. Councell Trent vii. vii. 374 Amongst whom (saith it, speaking of Kings and Princes) King Philip (Facile Princeps) [Fr. le Roy Philippe (facile princeps)] the prime man, offers all his studies, industry, meanes and endeavours both of body and minde.

1740 Laureat iii. 26 Hail! Poet Laureat, of all the scribbling Dunces in Great Britain, facile Princeps.

1759 J. Wesley Let. 22 Aug. (1931) IV. 72 Of these Jane Green..was facile princeps—higher and deeper in experience than them all.

1834 C. C. F. Greville Mem. (1874) III. xxii. 64 In the prime of life,..facile princeps in the House of Commons.

1844 W. H. Sleeman Rambles & Recoll. Indian Official II. iii. 37 It is to all other mosques, what the Taj is to all other mausoleums, a facile princeps.

1858 A. Trollope Three Clerks I. ii. 33 He..soon became facile princeps in the list of habitual idlers.

1932 ‘H. G.’ Golak, the Hero xxvi. 112 His wife proved a regular helpmate, guide and councillor to him, and a facile princeps in leading him.

1957 Classical Jrnl. 53 131/2 One reason Milton was facile princeps in scholarship among his countrymen was that seventeenth-century England was strikingly barren of men who could match the great figures of Continental learning.

2000 Irish Times (Nexis) 14 Oct. 30 About 30 years ago the computer could now and then match the veteran forecaster in predictive skill. But now there is no contest: the computer is facile princeps.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	facile princeps
释义	facile princepsn. Brit. /ˈfasɪlɪ ˈprɪnsɛps/, /ˈfakɪleɪ ˈprɪŋkɛps/, U.S. /ˈfækɪli ˈprɪnˌkɛps/, /ˈfæsɪli ˈprɪnˌsɛps/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin facile princeps. Etymology: < classical Latin facile princeps easily the best (Cicero) < facile easily, use as adverb of neuter of facilis facile adj. + princeps princeps n. Chiefly in predicative use, without article. A person or thing that is easily first; a person or thing considered to be the best or most notable; the acknowledged leader in a particular subject, field of expertise, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > pre-eminence > [noun] > one who is easily first facile princeps1638 1638 G. Langbaine tr. G. Ranchin Rev. Councell Trent vii. vii. 374 Amongst whom (saith it, speaking of Kings and Princes) King Philip (Facile Princeps) [Fr. le Roy Philippe (facile princeps)] the prime man, offers all his studies, industry, meanes and endeavours both of body and minde. 1740 Laureat iii. 26 Hail! Poet Laureat, of all the scribbling Dunces in Great Britain, facile Princeps. 1759 J. Wesley Let. 22 Aug. (1931) IV. 72 Of these Jane Green..was facile princeps—higher and deeper in experience than them all. 1834 C. C. F. Greville Mem. (1874) III. xxii. 64 In the prime of life,..facile princeps in the House of Commons. 1844 W. H. Sleeman Rambles & Recoll. Indian Official II. iii. 37 It is to all other mosques, what the Taj is to all other mausoleums, a facile princeps. 1858 A. Trollope Three Clerks I. ii. 33 He..soon became facile princeps in the list of habitual idlers. 1932 ‘H. G.’ Golak, the Hero xxvi. 112 His wife proved a regular helpmate, guide and councillor to him, and a facile princeps in leading him. 1957 Classical Jrnl. 53 131/2 One reason Milton was facile princeps in scholarship among his countrymen was that seventeenth-century England was strikingly barren of men who could match the great figures of Continental learning. 2000 Irish Times (Nexis) 14 Oct. 30 About 30 years ago the computer could now and then match the veteran forecaster in predictive skill. But now there is no contest: the computer is facile princeps. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1638
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