单词 | locutory |
释义 | locutoryn. 1. A room or place in a monastery or (in later use) a convent, in which residents may converse with people from outside the community or amongst themselves. Cf. parlour n. 1, locutorium n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > monastic property (general) > monastery or convent > parts of monastery > [noun] > parlour speech-housec1050 parlour?c1225 colloque1482 locutory1482 speak-housec1650 parlatory1651 locutorium1655 parloir1728 speak-room1756 fratry1874 1482 Ordinance Syon Libr. in Eng. Hist. Rev. (1910) 25 123 This owre ordinance made for yowe Thomas Raille nowe keper of þe said Brethernes locutorie. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. ccxliiv/1 He brouȝt hym in to the parloure or locutorye. 1669 A. Woodhead tr. Life St. Teresa (1671) ii. iii. 21 I was once with him in a Locutory. 1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. 557 (note) Parlatories, or Parlours, or Locutories. 1825 W. Scott Betrothed iii, in Tales Crusaders II. 86 She left the betrothed parties in the locutory, or parlour. 1841 W. Gresley Forest of Arden 60 While Latimer waited in the locutory, the compline-service, or second vespers, were prolonged beyond the usual time. 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) I. vi. iv. 178 Several monks in the locutory. 1966 ‘M. Innes’ Change of Heir xiv. 126 One had to go through the abbot's arch, the scriptorium, the monks' arch, the strangers' hall and the locutory. 1993 E. Grossman tr. G. G. Márquez Strange Pilgrims 88 The visiting room..was the former locutory of the convent. 2013 Eastern Daily Press (Norwich) (Nexis) 13 June The exhibition is in the Locutory, which links the Hostry and cathedral, until the end of July. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > small opening for communication wicket1296 locutorya1535 grate1590 grille1686 guichet1839 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > [noun] > grille or grating latticea1382 gratec1440 trellisc1500 locutorya1535 cataract1656 grille1686 reja1777 a1535 T. More Dialoge of Comfort (1553) ii. sig. F.iiv So came she to the grate that they call (I trowe) the locutorye. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online June 2022). locutoryadj. Of or relating to speech or speaking. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > [adjective] locutory1735 locutionary1880 illocutionary1955 1735 J. Atkins Voy. Guinea 192 Courage, locutory or military, like a Trade, is gained by an Apprenticeship. 1782 tr. S. Bertezen Extract Princ. Music xiii. 30 Syllabic incidences also make the locutory movement [of music] and the musical disposes of this equally. 1828 Harrovian 45 Two worthies, whose locutory energies were considerably enhanced by a sapient shaking of the head. 1909 Sat. Evening Post 28 Aug. 5/3 She didn't seem so much to project a phrase at you by the locutory muscles as to smile it to you. 1999 G. Cerulli in W. Tigges Moments of Moment xvi. 327 The locutory subject is..a voice which does not participate in the action. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1482adj.1735 |
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