| 单词 | king of the ribalds |
| 释义 | > as lemmasKing of the Ribalds † King of the Ribalds: an officer of the medieval French royal household charged with the control of ‘ribalds’, and having jurisdiction over crimes committed within the court, vagrants seeking to enter it, and brothels, gaming houses, etc., in and around it. Hence in extended and allusive use. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > official of royal or great household > [noun] > officers of French royal household portmanteau1597 King of the Ribalds1599 prevost de l'hostelc1650 a1425 (?a1400) G. Chaucer Romaunt Rose (Hunterian) (1891) l. 7300 Falssemblant..in my court is thi dwellyng And of Ribawdis shalt be my kyng [Fr. rois des ribaus].] 1599 F. Thynne Animaduersions (1875) 71 He is called ‘Roye des Ribauldez’, whiche is, ‘the kinge of Ribaldes, or Harlottes’, or euill or wicked persons. 1654 J. Cleveland Idol of Clownes (new ed.) 11 Wat the Tyler..was King of the Ribauldes, the Idoll of the Kentish Clownes. 1769 tr. P. F. Velly Hist. Extracts I. 243 The King of the Ribauds had no bouche at court... His office was to be always without the gate, to keep off those who were not intitled to come in. 1858 J. Doran Hist. Court Fools 244 Were he to..try to pass abroad for a gentleman, and this offence came to the ears of the ‘King of the Ribalds’,..the fool might reckon on being scourged till the blood ran down to his heels. 1910 Encycl. Britannica XIII. 329/1 We hear of kings of arms in the royal household of the 13th century, and we may compare their title with those of such officers as the King of the Ribalds and the King of the Minstrels. 1997 D. Nicholas Later Medieval City viii. 276 Several cities had ‘Kings of the Ribalds’ who performed various unpleasant duties with marginal persons. < as lemmas |
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