instrumentalityn.

Brit.

/ˌɪnstrᵿmɛnˈtalᵻti/,

/ˌɪnstrᵿmənˈtalᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌɪnstrəmənˈtælədi/,

/ˌɪnstrəˌmɛnˈtælədi/

Forms: 1600s instrumentalitie, 1600s instrumentallity, 1600s– instrumentality.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: instrumental adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < instrumental adj. + -ity suffix. Compare -ality suffix. Compare post-classical Latin instrumentalitas (14th cent.). Compare earlier instrumentalness n.

1. The quality or condition of being instrumental; the fact or function of serving to bring about a result or accomplish a purpose; indirect or intermediate agency.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun]

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moyena1578

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canal1722

instrumentation1841

1646 G. Gillespie Aarons Rod iii. xii. 490 They simply deny this instrumentality of the Sacraments, that they are appointed of God for working or giving grace.

1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. Dissolution World v. 153 By the Intervention and Instrumentality of second Causes.

1747 Bp. J. Butler Serm. before Lords in Wks. (1874) II. 292 Civil government is that part of God's government..which he exercises by the instrumentality of men.

1791 Rep. Treasury U.S. on Manuf. 21 The aid of foreign capital may..be taken into calculation. Its instrumentality has been long experienced in our external commerce.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vii. 254 An interest was established in the army by the instrumentality of Churchill.

1909 W. James Meaning of Truth vii. 175 The relations..which we epistemologists study, relations of adaptation,..of instrumentality, of reference and of truth.

1951 E. Barker Princ. Social & Polit. Theory iii. 128 The essence of the animate organism, in the realm of biology, is the instrumentality of each part in relation to the life-purpose of the whole.

2012 Weekly Gleaner (N. Amer. ed.) 27 Sept. 5/4 In 1912, through the instrumentality of the Revds Ernest Price and David Davis..Calabar High School came into existence.

a. Something which is used to bring about a result or accomplish a purpose; a means; an instrument (instrument n. 3b). Now frequently in legal contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means

keyOE

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instrumenta1425

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moyen1449

handlec1450

hackneya1500

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operative1526

ingine1531

appliance1555

agent1579

matter1580

mids1581

wedge1581

wherewithal1583

shoeing-horn1587

engine1589

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Roaring Meg1598

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organy1605

vehicle1615

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facility1652

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instrumentality1663

expedient1665

agency1684

bladea1713

mechanic1924

mechanism1924

1663 Bp. J. Taylor Righteousness Evangelicall Describ’d (Wing T360) 36 He may do it alone by the Instrumentalities of Fear and Love.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iv. ii. 295 God needed not the subsidiary Instrumentalities of Nature to compleat his Work.

1762 J. Cook New Theory Generation 227 The Heart and Brain..were never formed..by any invisible, insensible, and unintelligible plastic Power or Faculty, as an Instrumentality, or second Cause.

1794 E. Williams Poems II. 243 The three instrumentalities of God..towards subduing Evil and Devastation: Necessity Loss of Memory; and Death.

1833 I. Taylor Fanaticism i. 11 The moral and intelligent instrumentality..is nothing else than the vital force which animates each single believer.

1841 W. E. Gladstone State Relations with Church (ed. 4) I. iv. 215 From that liability to abuse with which State power is charged, no human instrumentality is exempt.

1875 H. J. S. Maine Lect. Early Hist. Inst. ix. 255 One of the most powerful of instrumentalities in the historical transformation of the civilised world.

1917 W. Wilson in Presidential Messages & State Papers X. 394 We should act through the instrumentalities already prepared to our hand.

1992 Jrnl. Criminal Law & Criminol. 83 307 A third category of forfeitable property includes so-called ‘tools’ or ‘instrumentalities’ of crime.

2000 Econ. Affairs 20 19/1 State and foreign governments..will seek to tax Internet transmissions or the instrumentalities through which Internet services are provided.

2012 Pluralist 7 110 Mediating instrumentalities, go-betweens,..provide the general backdrop against which all activities take place.

b. An organization with a particular aim or purpose; (Law) a department, agency, company, or other intermediate entity used to carry out functions on behalf of another entity, esp. a government.

ΚΠ

1840 Christian Watchman 29 May 86/1 Our own attention has been chiefly confined to..those instrumentalities and organizations adapted to promote the spread of pure religion.

1853 Westm. Rev. July 67 Not only do those State-instrumentalities resist reform in themselves, but they hinder reform in other things.

1892 Times 2 Aug. 6/4 The State, through its local authorities and instrumentalities, must with a firm and liberal hand undertake the provision of houses of refreshment for the people.

1939 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Daily Gaz. 4 May 8/6 The bank claimed it was exempt from state unemployment compensation taxes because it was an instrumentality of the Federal government.

1997 K. Booker & A. Glass in M. Coper & G. Williams How Many Cheers for Engineers? i. 46 The Amalgamated Society of Engineers had made claims on behalf of its members against..two Western Australian Government trading instrumentalities.

2015 Columbia Law Rev. 115 2118 Foreign states, as well as their agencies and instrumentalities, are immune from suit in both federal and state courts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	instrumentality
释义	instrumentalityn. Brit. /ˌɪnstrᵿmɛnˈtalᵻti/, /ˌɪnstrᵿmənˈtalᵻti/, U.S. /ˌɪnstrəmənˈtælədi/, /ˌɪnstrəˌmɛnˈtælədi/ Forms: 1600s instrumentalitie, 1600s instrumentallity, 1600s– instrumentality. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: instrumental adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < instrumental adj. + -ity suffix. Compare -ality suffix. Compare post-classical Latin instrumentalitas (14th cent.). Compare earlier instrumentalness n. 1. The quality or condition of being instrumental; the fact or function of serving to bring about a result or accomplish a purpose; indirect or intermediate agency. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] ministration1495 moyena1578 ministry1581 agency1625 instrumentalness1632 instrumentality1646 instrumency1652 canal1722 instrumentation1841 1646 G. Gillespie Aarons Rod iii. xii. 490 They simply deny this instrumentality of the Sacraments, that they are appointed of God for working or giving grace. 1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. Dissolution World v. 153 By the Intervention and Instrumentality of second Causes. 1747 Bp. J. Butler Serm. before Lords in Wks. (1874) II. 292 Civil government is that part of God's government..which he exercises by the instrumentality of men. 1791 Rep. Treasury U.S. on Manuf. 21 The aid of foreign capital may..be taken into calculation. Its instrumentality has been long experienced in our external commerce. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vii. 254 An interest was established in the army by the instrumentality of Churchill. 1909 W. James Meaning of Truth vii. 175 The relations..which we epistemologists study, relations of adaptation,..of instrumentality, of reference and of truth. 1951 E. Barker Princ. Social & Polit. Theory iii. 128 The essence of the animate organism, in the realm of biology, is the instrumentality of each part in relation to the life-purpose of the whole. 2012 Weekly Gleaner (N. Amer. ed.) 27 Sept. 5/4 In 1912, through the instrumentality of the Revds Ernest Price and David Davis..Calabar High School came into existence. 2. a. Something which is used to bring about a result or accomplish a purpose; a means; an instrument (instrument n. 3b). Now frequently in legal contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > (a) means keyOE toolc1000 wherewithc1230 ministerc1380 meanc1390 instrumenta1425 organ?a1425 mesne1447 moyen1449 handlec1450 hackneya1500 receipta1500 operative1526 ingine1531 appliance1555 agent1579 matter1580 mids1581 wedge1581 wherewithal1583 shoeing-horn1587 engine1589 instrumental1598 Roaring Meg1598 procurement1601 organy1605 vehicle1615 vehiculuma1617 executioner1646 facility1652 operatory1660 instrumentality1663 expedient1665 agency1684 bladea1713 mechanic1924 mechanism1924 1663 Bp. J. Taylor Righteousness Evangelicall Describ’d (Wing T360) 36 He may do it alone by the Instrumentalities of Fear and Love. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iv. ii. 295 God needed not the subsidiary Instrumentalities of Nature to compleat his Work. 1762 J. Cook New Theory Generation 227 The Heart and Brain..were never formed..by any invisible, insensible, and unintelligible plastic Power or Faculty, as an Instrumentality, or second Cause. 1794 E. Williams Poems II. 243 The three instrumentalities of God..towards subduing Evil and Devastation: Necessity Loss of Memory; and Death. 1833 I. Taylor Fanaticism i. 11 The moral and intelligent instrumentality..is nothing else than the vital force which animates each single believer. 1841 W. E. Gladstone State Relations with Church (ed. 4) I. iv. 215 From that liability to abuse with which State power is charged, no human instrumentality is exempt. 1875 H. J. S. Maine Lect. Early Hist. Inst. ix. 255 One of the most powerful of instrumentalities in the historical transformation of the civilised world. 1917 W. Wilson in Presidential Messages & State Papers X. 394 We should act through the instrumentalities already prepared to our hand. 1992 Jrnl. Criminal Law & Criminol. 83 307 A third category of forfeitable property includes so-called ‘tools’ or ‘instrumentalities’ of crime. 2000 Econ. Affairs 20 19/1 State and foreign governments..will seek to tax Internet transmissions or the instrumentalities through which Internet services are provided. 2012 Pluralist 7 110 Mediating instrumentalities, go-betweens,..provide the general backdrop against which all activities take place. b. An organization with a particular aim or purpose; (Law) a department, agency, company, or other intermediate entity used to carry out functions on behalf of another entity, esp. a government. ΚΠ 1840 Christian Watchman 29 May 86/1 Our own attention has been chiefly confined to..those instrumentalities and organizations adapted to promote the spread of pure religion. 1853 Westm. Rev. July 67 Not only do those State-instrumentalities resist reform in themselves, but they hinder reform in other things. 1892 Times 2 Aug. 6/4 The State, through its local authorities and instrumentalities, must with a firm and liberal hand undertake the provision of houses of refreshment for the people. 1939 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Daily Gaz. 4 May 8/6 The bank claimed it was exempt from state unemployment compensation taxes because it was an instrumentality of the Federal government. 1997 K. Booker & A. Glass in M. Coper & G. Williams How Many Cheers for Engineers? i. 46 The Amalgamated Society of Engineers had made claims on behalf of its members against..two Western Australian Government trading instrumentalities. 2015 Columbia Law Rev. 115 2118 Foreign states, as well as their agencies and instrumentalities, are immune from suit in both federal and state courts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1646
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