Negusn.¹

Brit.

/ˈniːɡəs/, U.S.

/ˈniɡəs/

Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s Neguz, 1600s 1800s– Negus, 1700s Nechos, 1800s Negoos. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Amharic. Etymon: Amharic nəgus.

Etymology: < Amharic nəgus king < näggäs- to become a king (as the title of the Ethiopian emperor also as nəgusä nägäst, lit. ‘king of kings’). Compare French négus (1556 in Middle French as negus; rare before 18th cent.).

Now historical.

(The title of) a king of Ethiopia or of a province or kingdom within Ethiopia; spec. (the title of) the supreme ruler of Ethiopia; the Ethiopian emperor.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > other independent rulers > [noun] > other African

Negus1594

Mwami1860

Modjadji1897

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises v. f. 265^v The Emperour of Æthiopia.., his owne subiects doe call him Acegue, and Neguz.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage vii. i. 549 The Great Neguz his titles comprehend thus much [etc.].

1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. i. 18 The Negus, when some mighty Lord Or Potentate's to be restor'd [etc.].

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 397 Th' Empire of Negus to his utmost Port.

c1718 R. Frampton Life (1876) 114 The King of that country—is stiled the Nechos.

1805 R. Southey in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) II. 314 The king, or, to give him his proper title, the Neguz.

1865 Lit. Churchman 25 Mar. 124/2 That strange compound of intelligence and savagery the Negus Theodore II.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 93/1 Siefu, brother of Haeli Melicoth, proclaimed himself negus of Shoa at Ankober.

1939 Fortune Nov. 121/1 The Cabinet..was in no mood to fight to save the Negus's throne.

2000 B. J. C. McKercher in J. M. Nielson Paths not Taken iii. 85 Italy would get control of most of Abyssinia while the Negus, Haile Selassie, would retain nominal sovereignty over his kingdom.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

negusn.²

Brit.

/ˈniːɡəs/, U.S.

/ˈniɡəs/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Negus.

Etymology: < the name of Colonel Francis Negus (d. 1732), who reputedly invented this drink in the early 18th cent. (see further Dict. Nat. Biogr. (1894) at Negus, Francis).

Now historical.

A drink made from wine (usually port or sherry) mixed with hot water, sweetened with sugar and sometimes flavoured. Also in figurative context.Occasionally with the kind of wine specified (see quot. 1783); see also port negus n. at port n.⁷ Compounds 2, sherry-negus n. at sherry n.¹ Compounds 4.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > fortified wine, Madeira wine, and sack > [noun] > negus

negus1743

sherry-negus?1863

1743 in Etoniana (1865) iv. 70 Warming a little negus.

1750 S. Richardson Lett. Particular Friends (ed. 4) lxii. 80 A Servant soon brought in a Bowl of warm Liquor, which she call'd Negus, consisting of Wine, Water, Orange, &c.

1783 S. Chapman in Med. Communications 1 285 He was directed to drink..a little weak red wine negus.

1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park II. x. 234 Creeping slowly up the principal staircase..feverish with hopes and fears, soup and negus..yet feeling..that a ball was indeed delightful.

1848 B. D. Walsh in tr. Aristophanes Comedies 292 (note) Socrates then..Filches the negus-ladle.

1893 F. H. Burnett in Scribner's Mag. Mar. 301/1 It was, in fact, not all cakes and ale, though cakes were plentiful and ale—in the form of negus and lemonade—flowed freely.

1939 J. Joyce Finnegans Wake 58 Swiping rums and beaunes and sherries and ciders and negus and citronnades too.

1968 Canad. Antiques Collector Sept. 22/2 Let us not confuse these with the small, three-legged pots (the size of a turkey egg) that were Negus pots, not milk or cream jugs.

1994 P. O'Brian Commodore (1996) viii. 220 Some officers called for negus or lemon shrub, others quenched their rising thirst with claret.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	negus
释义	Negusn.¹ Brit. /ˈniːɡəs/, U.S. /ˈniɡəs/ Forms: 1500s–1600s 1800s Neguz, 1600s 1800s– Negus, 1700s Nechos, 1800s Negoos. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: A borrowing from Amharic. Etymon: Amharic nəgus. Etymology: < Amharic nəgus king < näggäs- to become a king (as the title of the Ethiopian emperor also as nəgusä nägäst, lit. ‘king of kings’). Compare French négus (1556 in Middle French as negus; rare before 18th cent.). Now historical. (The title of) a king of Ethiopia or of a province or kingdom within Ethiopia; spec. (the title of) the supreme ruler of Ethiopia; the Ethiopian emperor. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > sovereign ruler or monarch > other independent rulers > [noun] > other African Negus1594 Mwami1860 Modjadji1897 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises v. f. 265^v The Emperour of Æthiopia.., his owne subiects doe call him Acegue, and Neguz. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage vii. i. 549 The Great Neguz his titles comprehend thus much [etc.]. 1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. i. 18 The Negus, when some mighty Lord Or Potentate's to be restor'd [etc.]. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 397 Th' Empire of Negus to his utmost Port. View more context for this quotation c1718 R. Frampton Life (1876) 114 The King of that country—is stiled the Nechos. 1805 R. Southey in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) II. 314 The king, or, to give him his proper title, the Neguz. 1865 Lit. Churchman 25 Mar. 124/2 That strange compound of intelligence and savagery the Negus Theodore II. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 93/1 Siefu, brother of Haeli Melicoth, proclaimed himself negus of Shoa at Ankober. 1939 Fortune Nov. 121/1 The Cabinet..was in no mood to fight to save the Negus's throne. 2000 B. J. C. McKercher in J. M. Nielson Paths not Taken iii. 85 Italy would get control of most of Abyssinia while the Negus, Haile Selassie, would retain nominal sovereignty over his kingdom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). negusn.² Brit. /ˈniːɡəs/, U.S. /ˈniɡəs/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Negus. Etymology: < the name of Colonel Francis Negus (d. 1732), who reputedly invented this drink in the early 18th cent. (see further Dict. Nat. Biogr. (1894) at Negus, Francis). Now historical. A drink made from wine (usually port or sherry) mixed with hot water, sweetened with sugar and sometimes flavoured. Also in figurative context.Occasionally with the kind of wine specified (see quot. 1783); see also port negus n. at port n.⁷ Compounds 2, sherry-negus n. at sherry n.¹ Compounds 4. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > wine > fortified wine, Madeira wine, and sack > [noun] > negus negus1743 sherry-negus?1863 1743 in Etoniana (1865) iv. 70 Warming a little negus. 1750 S. Richardson Lett. Particular Friends (ed. 4) lxii. 80 A Servant soon brought in a Bowl of warm Liquor, which she call'd Negus, consisting of Wine, Water, Orange, &c. 1783 S. Chapman in Med. Communications 1 285 He was directed to drink..a little weak red wine negus. 1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park II. x. 234 Creeping slowly up the principal staircase..feverish with hopes and fears, soup and negus..yet feeling..that a ball was indeed delightful. View more context for this quotation 1848 B. D. Walsh in tr. Aristophanes Comedies 292 (note) Socrates then..Filches the negus-ladle. 1893 F. H. Burnett in Scribner's Mag. Mar. 301/1 It was, in fact, not all cakes and ale, though cakes were plentiful and ale—in the form of negus and lemonade—flowed freely. 1939 J. Joyce Finnegans Wake 58 Swiping rums and beaunes and sherries and ciders and negus and citronnades too. 1968 Canad. Antiques Collector Sept. 22/2 Let us not confuse these with the small, three-legged pots (the size of a turkey egg) that were Negus pots, not milk or cream jugs. 1994 P. O'Brian Commodore (1996) viii. 220 Some officers called for negus or lemon shrub, others quenched their rising thirst with claret. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1594n.²1743
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