单词 | inbrother |
释义 | † inbrotherv. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To admit as a brother. ΚΠ 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Infratellare, to inbrother. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019). > as lemmasin-brother in-brother n. Brit. /ˈɪnˌbrʌðə/ , U.S. /ˈɪnˌbrəðər/ now historical a resident male member of a fraternity or guild, esp. a charitable institution.ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > types of association, society, or organization > [noun] > a brotherhood > member of fellow brother1534 in-brother1565 eranist1825 1565 in J. Strype Life Matthew Parker (1711) ii. App. 24 We will that none, having our Dispensation to be an out-Brother or Sister, be suffered to be an in-Brother or Sister, until he or she hath surrendred to us and our Successors, his or her Dispensation. 1644 Accts. St. John's Hosp., Canterbury (Canterbury Cathedral Archives: CCA-U13/5) Receiued..when he was admitted an inbrother. 1666 J. Somner Let. in True Rel. Procedure between Corporation at Canterbury & John Somner 7 The whole yeerly Rent and Revenue thereof..shall go to the relief of the ten Inbrothers and Insisters of East-bridge Hospital for ever. a1768 T. Secker Speculum (1995) 44 13–8–0 for the maintenance of out brothers & sisters, & 4£ being an Increase, for such of the In-brothers as the Master shall think poorest. 1866 Sessional Papers (1904) (House of Commons) 43 591 The trustees shall be at liberty at any time..to increase the number of in-brethren by filling any vacancy occurring among the out-brethren by an election of an in-brother, or by electing any out-brother with his consent to be an in-brother. 1872 C. M. Carlton Hist. Charities City of Durham 164 Bishop Crewe..ordained that thenceforth no person having a wife, or who was not born in the county of Durham, should be admitted an in-brother, but this was simply a resuscitated ordinance. 1995 J. Gregory in T. Secker Speculum 68 (note) Perhaps in-brother at Holy Trinity hospital, Croydon. < v.1611 as lemmas |
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