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单词 myron
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myronn.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.
Etymology: Origin uncertain (see note below). Middle Eng. Dict. s.v. miron n. suggests a possible comparison with post-classical Latin mirio (in glossarial sources also miro ) a person who stares in amazement, an admirer (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian; already in classical Latin in sense ‘an ugly mask’) < classical Latin mīrus wonderful (see miracle n.). In ancient Greek, Μύρων is recorded as a personal name, especially of a famous 5th-cent. sculptor.
Obsolete. rare.
Apparently: a servant, an underling; (derogatory) a good-for-nothing.The quots. are taken from two passion plays, and the speaker is Pontius Pilate.
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society > authority > subjection > service > servant > [noun]
esnec950
hindc1230
servant1340
servitor1419
ministrer?a1425
servera1425
myrona1450
obeisantc1475
servient1541
lout1567
squire1570
roguea1616
administer1677
minion1820
ancillary1867
sweater1900
a1450 York Plays (1885) 276 Loke þat no man nor no myron of myne..be neghand me nere.
a1450 York Plays (1885) 276 What rebalde þat redely will rore, I shall mete with þat myron to-morne.
a1450 York Plays (1885) 322 (MED) What meruelous materes dyd þis myron þer mell?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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