Maecenasn.

Brit.

/mʌɪˈsiːnəs/,

/miːˈsiːnəs/, U.S.

/maɪˈsinəs/,

/miˈsinəs/,

/mɪˈsinəs/

Inflections: Plural Maecenases.

Forms: 1500s Maecenates (plural), 1500s Meceenas, 1500s–1700s Mecenas, 1500s–1800s Mecaenas, 1500s– Maecenas, 1600s Mecoenas, 1600s Moecenas, 1800s Maecaenas. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French mecenas; Latin Maecēnās.

Etymology: < Middle French mecenas (1526; French †mécénas, later Mécène (1559)) or its etymon classical Latin Maecēnās patron of literature < the name of Gaius Maecēnās (d. 8 b.c.), a Roman knight, friend of Augustus, statesman, and patron of Horace and Virgil. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (misī·næs) /miˈsiːnæs/.

A generous patron of literature or art; (occasionally) gen. †a patron (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > patronage > [noun] > patron > of the arts or literature

fathera1522

Maecenas1542

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes i. f. 5 Wylliam late archebishop of Canterbury the synguler Mecænas of al my studies.

1561 J. Veron Free-will f. 7 This my rude labor, whiche..I offer unto youre honoure, as unto the Mecenas and patron of all godlye learninge.

1590 E. Spenser To Sir F. Walsingham in Faerie Queene sig. Qq3^v This lowly Muse..Flies for like aide vnto your Patronage; That are the great Meceenas of this age.

1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke iii. 179 The composers of musick who otherwise would follow the depth of their skill,..are compelled for lacke of mæcenates to put on another humor.

1611 T. Coryate Crudities Ep. Ded. sig. a8^v My illustrious Mecœnas Sir Edward Philips Master of the Rolles.

c1620 T. Robinson Mary Magdalene (1899) To Ld. Clifford 105 Yet some Mœcenases this age hath left vs.

1664 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders (new ed.) i. sig. b5^v A Mecenas to all vertues.

1710 Ld. Shaftesbury Soliloquy 63 The Muses..with or without their Mæcenas's will grow in Credit and Esteem.

1781 R. B. Sheridan Critic i. i Are you not called..a mock Mæcenas to second-hand Authors?

1812 L. Hunt in Examiner 14 Dec. 787/2 This Mecænas of the Age.

1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham II. ix. 79 See what it is to furnish a house differently from other people; one becomes a bel esprit, and a Mæcænas, immediately.

1875 Escott in Belgravia 25 80 The Mæcenas of the last century did influence literature and art; the Mæcenas of to-day cannot.

1953 Ess. in Crit. 3 111 The poet might regard the patron as an intimate,..or simply as a public Maecenas, good for a ‘touch’ of three guineas a dedication.

1973 Times Lit. Suppl. 7 Dec. 1517/4 Lang was a keen musician and the Pope a maecenas the likes of whom Rome had never previously known.

1990 Opera Now May 61/1 There would be neither respect nor money from any local Mæcenas.

Derivatives

Maeˈcenasship n. rare the position or status of a Maecenas.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > patronage > [noun]

avowry1330

lordshipc1405

goodlordship1418

good mastership1428

good masterhood1445

patrocinyc1475

patronage1553

patrocine1590

Maecenatism1606

auspice1611

clientele1611

patrocination1640

favour1692

Maecenasship1816

shefstvo1937

1816 S. T. Coleridge Let. in Courier 29 Aug. 3/2 Patriotism, and tried Macænaship..were the recommendations.

1832 Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. 5 397 Neither..was the new way of Bookseller Mecænasship worthless.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maecenas
释义	Maecenasn. Brit. /mʌɪˈsiːnəs/, /miːˈsiːnəs/, U.S. /maɪˈsinəs/, /miˈsinəs/, /mɪˈsinəs/ Inflections: Plural Maecenases. Forms: 1500s Maecenates (plural), 1500s Meceenas, 1500s–1700s Mecenas, 1500s–1800s Mecaenas, 1500s– Maecenas, 1600s Mecoenas, 1600s Moecenas, 1800s Maecaenas. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French mecenas; Latin Maecēnās. Etymology: < Middle French mecenas (1526; French †mécénas, later Mécène (1559)) or its etymon classical Latin Maecēnās patron of literature < the name of Gaius Maecēnās (d. 8 b.c.), a Roman knight, friend of Augustus, statesman, and patron of Horace and Virgil. N.E.D. (1904) gives the pronunciation as (misī·næs) /miˈsiːnæs/. A generous patron of literature or art; (occasionally) gen. †a patron (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > patronage > [noun] > patron > of the arts or literature fathera1522 Maecenas1542 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes i. f. 5 Wylliam late archebishop of Canterbury the synguler Mecænas of al my studies. 1561 J. Veron Free-will f. 7 This my rude labor, whiche..I offer unto youre honoure, as unto the Mecenas and patron of all godlye learninge. 1590 E. Spenser To Sir F. Walsingham in Faerie Queene sig. Qq3^v This lowly Muse..Flies for like aide vnto your Patronage; That are the great Meceenas of this age. 1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke iii. 179 The composers of musick who otherwise would follow the depth of their skill,..are compelled for lacke of mæcenates to put on another humor. 1611 T. Coryate Crudities Ep. Ded. sig. a8^v My illustrious Mecœnas Sir Edward Philips Master of the Rolles. c1620 T. Robinson Mary Magdalene (1899) To Ld. Clifford 105 Yet some Mœcenases this age hath left vs. 1664 B. Gerbier Counsel to Builders (new ed.) i. sig. b5^v A Mecenas to all vertues. 1710 Ld. Shaftesbury Soliloquy 63 The Muses..with or without their Mæcenas's will grow in Credit and Esteem. 1781 R. B. Sheridan Critic i. i Are you not called..a mock Mæcenas to second-hand Authors? 1812 L. Hunt in Examiner 14 Dec. 787/2 This Mecænas of the Age. 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham II. ix. 79 See what it is to furnish a house differently from other people; one becomes a bel esprit, and a Mæcænas, immediately. 1875 Escott in Belgravia 25 80 The Mæcenas of the last century did influence literature and art; the Mæcenas of to-day cannot. 1953 Ess. in Crit. 3 111 The poet might regard the patron as an intimate,..or simply as a public Maecenas, good for a ‘touch’ of three guineas a dedication. 1973 Times Lit. Suppl. 7 Dec. 1517/4 Lang was a keen musician and the Pope a maecenas the likes of whom Rome had never previously known. 1990 Opera Now May 61/1 There would be neither respect nor money from any local Mæcenas. Derivatives Maeˈcenasship n. rare the position or status of a Maecenas. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > patronage > [noun] avowry1330 lordshipc1405 goodlordship1418 good mastership1428 good masterhood1445 patrocinyc1475 patronage1553 patrocine1590 Maecenatism1606 auspice1611 clientele1611 patrocination1640 favour1692 Maecenasship1816 shefstvo1937 1816 S. T. Coleridge Let. in Courier 29 Aug. 3/2 Patriotism, and tried Macænaship..were the recommendations. 1832 Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. 5 397 Neither..was the new way of Bookseller Mecænasship worthless. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † Maecenasv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: Maecenas n. Etymology: < Maecenas n. Obsolete. transitive. To act as a patron to.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > patronage > act as patron to [verb (transitive)] to take upc1384 patronage1587 patronize1593 empatron1609 patron?1624 to take in tow1790 Maecenas1837 1837 F. Marryat in New Monthly Mag. Aug. 473 Literary men are not Mæcenased by either the government or the aristocracy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1542v.1837
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Maecenasn.

Derivatives

† Maecenasv.