ninth degreen.

Brit.

/ˌnʌɪnθ dᵻˈɡriː/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪnθ dəˈɡri/

Forms: see ninth adj., n., and adv. and degree n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ninth adj., degree n.

Etymology: < ninth adj. + degree n.

The ninth remove in the chain of kinship; esp. the ninth generation of descent from a particular individual. Also (in extended use, esp. with to): the greatest possible extent; the maximum degree.

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a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xlvi. 273 (MED) That I ne deye not..Tyl that þe goode knyht of þe Nynthe degre Of Sire Nasciens that I Myht se.

c1450 Mandeville's Trav. (Coventry) (1973) 1608 (MED) I putte the nowe in subieccioun..And thine ospringe alle affter the Til ye come to the nyneth degre.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement iii. f. 353^v He scryued her to the nynthe degre: Il la descriuit iusques au neufiesme degré.

1562 J. Heywood Sixt Hundred Epigrammes lxi, in Wks. sig. Dd^v No man passeth by, what soeuer he bee, But those crowes be knaue him to the ninth degree.

1580 A. Munday Zelauto 117 Euerie member which before seemed maimed: he could now stretch out to the ninth degree.

a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) 658 Thomas Aquinas, whom they haue besainted unto the ninth degree.

1672 J. Lacy Dumb Lady iv. i. 52 O rogue, a Cuckold to the ninth degree.

1802 in W. Scott Minstrelsy Sc. Border II. 282 A French Queen shall bear the son, Shall rule all Britain to the sea: He of the Bruce's blude shall come, As near as in the ninth degree.

1854 Putnam's Monthly Feb. 140/1 The connection thus formed..precludes all intermarriages between those thus allied to each other, even to the same degree as with members of the same stock—that is, according to Greek law, to the ninth degree, I believe.

1884 N. Amer. Rev. Feb. 121 Welsh heralds traced the race of Sir Roger back to mythic times... From Sir Roger in the ninth degree came Henry Vaughan of Tretower.

1927 Amer. Hist. Rev. 33 105 He denies that the term cenedl had any uniform applications to relationships of the ninth degree.

1947 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 10 34 Ch'i-hsien, a descendant in the ninth degree of Han Chih-ku, passed the metropolitan examination under the last Liao emperor.

1999 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 4 Feb. 34/4 ‘The “not invented here” syndrome existed in Green Cross to the ninth degree,’ said an American scientist.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ninth degree
释义	ninth degreen. Brit. /ˌnʌɪnθ dᵻˈɡriː/, U.S. /ˈnaɪnθ dəˈɡri/ Forms: see ninth adj., n., and adv. and degree n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ninth adj., degree n. Etymology: < ninth adj. + degree n. The ninth remove in the chain of kinship; esp. the ninth generation of descent from a particular individual. Also (in extended use, esp. with to): the greatest possible extent; the maximum degree. ΚΠ a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail xlvi. 273 (MED) That I ne deye not..Tyl that þe goode knyht of þe Nynthe degre Of Sire Nasciens that I Myht se. c1450 Mandeville's Trav. (Coventry) (1973) 1608 (MED) I putte the nowe in subieccioun..And thine ospringe alle affter the Til ye come to the nyneth degre. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement iii. f. 353^v He scryued her to the nynthe degre: Il la descriuit iusques au neufiesme degré. 1562 J. Heywood Sixt Hundred Epigrammes lxi, in Wks. sig. Dd^v No man passeth by, what soeuer he bee, But those crowes be knaue him to the ninth degree. 1580 A. Munday Zelauto 117 Euerie member which before seemed maimed: he could now stretch out to the ninth degree. a1603 T. Cartwright Confut. Rhemists New Test. (1618) 658 Thomas Aquinas, whom they haue besainted unto the ninth degree. 1672 J. Lacy Dumb Lady iv. i. 52 O rogue, a Cuckold to the ninth degree. 1802 in W. Scott Minstrelsy Sc. Border II. 282 A French Queen shall bear the son, Shall rule all Britain to the sea: He of the Bruce's blude shall come, As near as in the ninth degree. 1854 Putnam's Monthly Feb. 140/1 The connection thus formed..precludes all intermarriages between those thus allied to each other, even to the same degree as with members of the same stock—that is, according to Greek law, to the ninth degree, I believe. 1884 N. Amer. Rev. Feb. 121 Welsh heralds traced the race of Sir Roger back to mythic times... From Sir Roger in the ninth degree came Henry Vaughan of Tretower. 1927 Amer. Hist. Rev. 33 105 He denies that the term cenedl had any uniform applications to relationships of the ninth degree. 1947 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 10 34 Ch'i-hsien, a descendant in the ninth degree of Han Chih-ku, passed the metropolitan examination under the last Liao emperor. 1999 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 4 Feb. 34/4 ‘The “not invented here” syndrome existed in Green Cross to the ninth degree,’ said an American scientist. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1450
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