† negative pregnancen.

Forms: 1500s negatiue preignans, 1600s negative pregnance.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin negativa pregnans.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin negativa pregnans (see negative pregnant n. at negative n. 1c), remodelled (apparently as a result of misconstruction of the Latin phrase) after negative adj. and pregnance n.

Obsolete.

= negative pregnant n. at negative n. 1c.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > affirmation and denial > [noun] > negative implying affirmative

negative pregnance1579

negative pregnant1607

1579 Rastell's Expos. Termes Lawes (new ed.) f. 148 ^v/2 The defendant saieth that it was not voide being the temporalties in the queens hands by the death of W. this is a negatiue preignans, for it may be in the kings hands otherwise then by the death of W.

1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 209 The Defendant saith that it was not voyd being the temporalties in the kings hands by the death of W. this is a Negative pregnance, for it may be in the kings hands otherwise then by the death of W.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	negative pregnance
释义	† negative pregnancen. Forms: 1500s negatiue preignans, 1600s negative pregnance. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin negativa pregnans. Etymology: < post-classical Latin negativa pregnans (see negative pregnant n. at negative n. 1c), remodelled (apparently as a result of misconstruction of the Latin phrase) after negative adj. and pregnance n. Obsolete. = negative pregnant n. at negative n. 1c. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > affirmation and denial > [noun] > negative implying affirmative negative pregnance1579 negative pregnant1607 1579 Rastell's Expos. Termes Lawes (new ed.) f. 148 ^v/2 The defendant saieth that it was not voide being the temporalties in the queens hands by the death of W. this is a negatiue preignans, for it may be in the kings hands otherwise then by the death of W. 1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 209 The Defendant saith that it was not voyd being the temporalties in the kings hands by the death of W. this is a Negative pregnance, for it may be in the kings hands otherwise then by the death of W. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1579
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