| 单词 | king's commission |
| 释义 | > as lemmasking's commission king's commission n. authority granted to a person or institution by a king; spec. the authority to serve as an officer in the armed forces; (also) a document conferring this authority. ΚΠ 1539 Anno Tricesimo Primo Henrici Octaui f. xxviiiv Ye..shall truely and indifferently execute the aucthoritie to you giuen by the kynges commission. 1646 Perfect Occurr. Parl. No. 27. sig. Cc3v Kedgwin of Penzants was commander, a notable active knave against the parliament, and had the Kings commission. 1768 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. III. 66 The great court of appeal in all ecclesiastical causes.., appointed by the king's commission under his great seal. 1859 J. Taylor Pict. Hist. Scotl. II. xlii. 412/1 Notwithstanding his having produced the king's commission under the great seal, [he] had been made prisoner. 1918 W. Faulkner Let. 6 Oct. in Thinking of Home (1992) 111 There is a Red Cross nurse in the hospital..who holds the King's commission as a first lieutenant. 2005 G. Sheffield & J. Bourne in D. Haig War Diaries & Lett. 1914–18 501 He was very aware that officers held the King's Commission. < as lemmas |
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