单词 | mantri |
释义 | mantrin. In South and South-East Asia: any of various functionaries or officials; spec. (in the former Malay states) a minister or local chieftain; (in Indonesia, including the former Dutch East Indies) a minor official or subordinate functionary vested with some authority. Cf. Mentri n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > public officials > [noun] > in Indonesia mantri1814 the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [noun] > adviser or counsellor redesmanOE counsellor?c1225 reder1340 guidec1385 patronc1400 counselc1405 nurse?a1425 dresserc1450 guidant1495 adviser1575 advisor1589 manuducent1615 consiliary1652 manuductor1657 Dutch uncle1838 referent1844 consultee1855 mantri1873 advisory1880 consigliere1981 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea i. vi. 78 Among the Batchian people, were four persons, whom I called Manteries, by way of civility and distinction: they belonged to certain head men on the island of Ceram, who really had the title of Mantery; and Ceram was under Batchian. 1783 W. Marsden Hist. Sumatra 287 The officers next in rank to the Sultan are called Mantree, which some apprehend to be a corruption of the word Mandarin, a title of distinction amongst the Chinese. 1814 T. S. Raffles Substance of Minute on Java 218 In each division there shall be fixed a station of police, to which shall be appointed a competent officer, with such number of inferior Mantris, Peons, &c. as shall be deemed necessary. 1839 T. J. Newbold Polit. & Statist. Acct. Straits of Malacca I. v. 239 The Mantris were the privy councillors to the Panghúlus, two in number. 1873 E. Balfour Cycl. India III. 146/2 Mantra, Sans. Counsel, hence mantri, Sans. a counsellor. 1896 B. S. Carey & H. N. Tuck Chin Hills I. i. 3 The elders of the village, called..by the Lushai officers ‘Kharbari’ and ‘Mantri’, surround the person of the Chief. 1907 F. A. Swettenham Brit. Malaya vi. 118 The Malay chief of the Lârut district was styled the Mantri, and he was one of the four high officers of state. 1917 A. K. Coomaraswamy & G. K. Duggirala tr. Nandikesvara Mirror of Gesture 15 The Ministers (mantri)—Those who shine as royal ministers are men of their word. 1965 I. Southall Indonesia xxiii. 227 If the villager ever does get to the hospital, he will find an outpatient clinic with a mantri in charge. It is the duty of this mantri to treat all simpler problems and refer the difficult to the doctor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1779 |
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