† metropoliten.adj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin metropolita.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin metropolita, noun (4th cent.) < Byzantine Greek μητροπολίτης (4th cent.; already in Hellenistic Greek denoting the citizen of a metropolis) < ancient Greek μητρόπολις metropolis n. + -ίτης -ite suffix¹. Compare Middle French metropoliti metropolitan bishop (1525, in form apparently reflecting pronunciation of the medieval Greek word), French métropolite (1679), Russian mitropolit (11th cent.). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mĭtrǫ·pŏləit) /mɪˈtrɒpəlaɪt/.

Obsolete.

A. n.

1. A metropolitan bishop; = metropolitan n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > metropolitan > [noun]

metropolitanc1410

metropolite1578

metropolitan bishop1844

1578 Bk. Christian Prayers Y iij b (margin) Archb. & Metropolite.

1591 G. Fletcher Of Russe Common Wealth xxi. f. 82^v The Metropolite of Mosko.

1679 P. Rycaut Present State Greek Church 95 The Patriarch of Constantinople is elected by the Metropolites, or Bishops.

1720 H. Wanley Diary 18 Jan. (1996) I. 19 That the Metropolite of Smyrna is dead.

1869 Amer. Year-bk. & National Reg. 582 The third council is the ‘Holy Synod’ composed of the principal dignitaries of the church, and presided over by the metropolite of Novgorod.

1882 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. I. 595/2 With reservation of the right of the Bishop of Cæsarea as metropolite.

2. A metropolitan city or see.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [noun] > chief town or capital city

headeOE

mother-boroughc1225

master-borougha1325

sedea1387

chief1393

master-townc1400

metropolitan?a1439

capital city1439

master citya1450

stade1481

metropolea1500

capital1525

seatc1540

head-place1546

chamber1555

mother city1570

metropolis1584

metropolite1591

madam-town1593

capital town1601

seat-town1601

metropolie1633

megapolis1638

county seat1803

Queen City1807

metrop1888

Metroland1951

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > metropolitan > [noun] > see of

provincea1382

metropolis1516

mother city1570

metropolite1591

metropolie1633

metropolicality1637

metropole1862

1591 G. Fletcher Of Russe Common Wealth i. f. 1^v Nouograd velica was the Metropolite, or chiefe cittie.

1635 E. Pagitt Christianographie 34 These sixe Sees, the chiefe of Provinces and Metropolites.

B. adj.

(attributive). Metropolitan. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [adjective] > chief town or capital city

capital1439

metropolitan1555

metropolic?1575

metropolite1591

metropolitical1595

Metro1957

1591 G. Fletcher Of Russe Common Wealth iv. f. 12^v The whole countrey of Russia is tearmed by some by the name of Moscouia the Metropolite citie.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	metropolite
释义	† metropoliten.adj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin metropolita. Etymology: < post-classical Latin metropolita, noun (4th cent.) < Byzantine Greek μητροπολίτης (4th cent.; already in Hellenistic Greek denoting the citizen of a metropolis) < ancient Greek μητρόπολις metropolis n. + -ίτης -ite suffix¹. Compare Middle French metropoliti metropolitan bishop (1525, in form apparently reflecting pronunciation of the medieval Greek word), French métropolite (1679), Russian mitropolit (11th cent.). N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mĭtrǫ·pŏləit) /mɪˈtrɒpəlaɪt/. Obsolete. A. n. 1. A metropolitan bishop; = metropolitan n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > metropolitan > [noun] metropolitanc1410 metropolite1578 metropolitan bishop1844 1578 Bk. Christian Prayers Y iij b (margin) Archb. & Metropolite. 1591 G. Fletcher Of Russe Common Wealth xxi. f. 82^v The Metropolite of Mosko. 1679 P. Rycaut Present State Greek Church 95 The Patriarch of Constantinople is elected by the Metropolites, or Bishops. 1720 H. Wanley Diary 18 Jan. (1996) I. 19 That the Metropolite of Smyrna is dead. 1869 Amer. Year-bk. & National Reg. 582 The third council is the ‘Holy Synod’ composed of the principal dignitaries of the church, and presided over by the metropolite of Novgorod. 1882 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. I. 595/2 With reservation of the right of the Bishop of Cæsarea as metropolite. 2. A metropolitan city or see. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [noun] > chief town or capital city headeOE mother-boroughc1225 master-borougha1325 sedea1387 chief1393 master-townc1400 metropolitan?a1439 capital city1439 master citya1450 stade1481 metropolea1500 capital1525 seatc1540 head-place1546 chamber1555 mother city1570 metropolis1584 metropolite1591 madam-town1593 capital town1601 seat-town1601 metropolie1633 megapolis1638 county seat1803 Queen City1807 metrop1888 Metroland1951 society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > metropolitan > [noun] > see of provincea1382 metropolis1516 mother city1570 metropolite1591 metropolie1633 metropolicality1637 metropole1862 1591 G. Fletcher Of Russe Common Wealth i. f. 1^v Nouograd velica was the Metropolite, or chiefe cittie. 1635 E. Pagitt Christianographie 34 These sixe Sees, the chiefe of Provinces and Metropolites. B. adj. (attributive). Metropolitan. rare. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [adjective] > chief town or capital city capital1439 metropolitan1555 metropolic?1575 metropolite1591 metropolitical1595 Metro1957 1591 G. Fletcher Of Russe Common Wealth iv. f. 12^v The whole countrey of Russia is tearmed by some by the name of Moscouia the Metropolite citie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.adj.1578
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