单词 | georgite |
释义 | Georgiten. Now historical. A supporter of George I or the house of Hanover. Opposed to Jacobite n.4 ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > [noun] > supporter of Hanoverians Georgite1716 1716 J. Philips Pretender's Flight i. iii. 9 O! that I were but to propagate a Race of Loyal Georgites on that dear Charmer. 1721 N. Amhurst Terræ-filius 8 Feb. Oxford is just the same in its antient and in its present State; Whigs and Tories, Georgites and Jacobites, orthodox and unorthodox, are not the only Distinctions. 1825 A. Cunningham Songs of Scotl. I. 80 He laughed, and laughed loudly, at Jacobites and Georgites. 1883 M. C. Hibbert-Ware His Dearest Wish II. ii. 36 Loud cheers both from Jacobites and Georgites greeted the conclusion of the laird's speech. 1907 E. Charteris in D. Elcho Short Acct. Affairs Scotl. 29 Grant..was all things to all men, a Jacobite to Jacobites, a Georgite to Georgites, and an agreeable companion to every one. 1912 Celtic Rev. 8 4 Duncan, his successor, was born in 1750 in a kiln for drying grain, the Georgites having burnt his father's house. 1995 A. Wemyss Elcho of '45 ii. 15 The school was divided between ‘Jacobites’ and ‘Georgites’. So cordially did they hate each other. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1716 |
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