单词 | jurant |
释义 | jurantadj.n. A. adj. Taking an oath; swearing. In Scottish History opposed to nonjurant adj., nonjuring adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [adjective] > relating to an oath > swearing or taking an oath juring1710 jurant1715 swearing1727 1715 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 23 Some judicious Non~jurors, who are firmly of opinion that the spring of this is from some Jurant brethren. 1720 R. Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 535 He had charged all his Jurant brethren as perjured, and yet came in afterwards and took the oath. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. i. vii. 53 Such universally prevalent, universally jurant, feeling of Hope. B. n. One who takes an oath. In Scottish History opposed to nonjurant n., nonjuror n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [noun] > specific > one who swearerc1380 jurant1585 jurora1593 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie iv. xii. 125 Whensoever they wulde sweare amitie and confederation..betweene both the Iurants. 1770 P. Forbes Jrnls. Episcopal Visitations (1886) 295 The fruit of my labours at Inverness may, perhaps, fall into the hands of a Jurant. 1849 J. Brown Mem. Rev. J. Fisher iii. 53 in D. Young Mem. A. Moncrieff A religious clause declaring the jurant's profession and allowance..of the true religion as presently professed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.n.1585 |
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