| 单词 | king's cock-crower |
| 释义 | > as lemmasKing's (or Queen's) cock-crower 2. spec. Chiefly with capital initial(s). (The title of) an officer in the British royal household having the role of marking or announcing the time during Lent by crowing like a cockerel or rooster, as a reminder of St Peter's denial of Jesus (see note). Often more fully King's (or Queen's) cock-crower. historical.The gospels recount that after Jesus had been arrested St Peter denied knowing him three times before the cock crowed the next morning (see e.g. Matthew 26:69–75), as Jesus had prophesied at the Last Supper. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > official of royal or great household > [noun] > other officers of royal or great household yeoman of the crown1450 sea-fisher1455 solicitor1460 stationary1462 Clerk of the Signet1489 prothonotary1502 Clerk of the Check1541 yeoman of the revels1552 yeoman of the tents1552 Queen's Remembrancer1647 labourer in trust1746 Master of the Buckhounds1753 cock-crower1785 ministerial1818 1785 Gentleman's Mag. May 341/2 There was, till within the present century, retained within the precincts of the royal palace of Westminster, a solemn officer, styled the king's cock-crower; whose duty, during the whole season of Lent, was to crow the hour, instead of crying it. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 23 Feb. 6/1 The Cock-crower was a salaried official at the English Court as late as 1823. 1921 Glasgow Herald 25 Mar. 6 On the arrival of the servants the Prince [sc. Albert] found he had assaulted ‘The Queen's Cock-Crower’, but it was the last occasion the duty was performed. 2004 Express (Nexis) 25 Feb. (Features section) 46 Until 1715, Ash Wednesday was marked in the royal household by an officer called the King's Cock Crower imitating a cockerel. < as lemmas |
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