单词 | mr secretary |
释义 | > as lemmasMr. Secretary b. Mr. Secretary: used before the name of a secretary of state, or as a title instead of his name. Now only official and Historical. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government minister > [noun] > minister in British government > types of > title Mr. Secretary1576 1576 in J. Nichols Progresses Queen Elizabeth (1823) II. 42 Mr. Secretary. Mr. Threasurer. Mr. Comptroller. 1623 W. Shakespeare & J. Fletcher Henry VIII v. ii. 34 [Scene, A Councell Table... Cromwell at lower end, as Secretary.] Chan. Speake to the businesse, M. Secretary; Why are we met in Councell? View more context for this quotation 1711 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 30 Aug. (1948) I. 348 On Saturday I go to Windsor with Mr. secretary. 1760 Rec. Colony Rhode Island (1861) VI. 243 A letter from Mr. Secretary Pitt. 1911 Times 23 Feb. 15/5 The Speaker asked who were prepared to bring in the Bill. Mr. Asquith.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Secretary Churchill, Mr. Secretary Haldane, Mr. Pease, the Attorney-General, and myself. < as lemmas |
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