passmann.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːsmən/,

/ˈpasmən/, U.S.

/ˈpæsˌmæn/

Inflections: Plural passmen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pass n.⁴, man n.¹

Etymology: < pass n.⁴ + man n.¹ Compare earlier honour man n. at honour n. Compounds 1c, class-man n. at class n. and adj. Compounds 1c.

1. At Oxford and Cambridge Universities: a (male) student who reads for and takes a pass degree, as opposed to an honours degree; a student who passes a degree without attaining honours. Cf. honour man n. at honour n. Compounds 1c; class-man n. at class n. and adj. Compounds 1c. Cf. also pass-woman n. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > college or university student > [noun] > pass degree student

poll-man1834

passman1853

society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > candidates > who passes > passing at university

firsta1830

poll1831

poll-man1834

honour man1839

passman1853

honours man1859

pass-woman1896

1853 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 377 The Calendars under each successive year record, in the order of distinction, the names of the successful candidates for honors, giving, (at Oxford,) merely the aggregate number of the Passmen.

1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. cii. 446 That separation which has grown up in Oxford and Cambridge between pass or poll men and honour men.

1894 J. C. Jeaffreson Bk. Recoll. I. iv. 56 More scholarship than a mere Oxford passman usually possesses.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 19 May 2/2 It would be unjust, if not impossible, to imagine that the ‘Oxford Tutors’ are unanimous in their antipathy to the Passman, or, indeed, in any of their antipathies.

1935 D. L. Sayers Gaudy Night viii. 168 It's all right for the men's colleges to have hearty passmen who gambol round and learn to play games.

1997 J. Morrell Sci. at Oxf. 1914–39 ii. 53 Prospective pass-men, who had no intention of taking an honours degree, were also welcome, especially if they could ‘sink a puddle’ on the river as oarsmen.

2. slang. A male prisoner who is allowed to leave his cell as a special privilege, esp. in order to perform certain duties.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > privileged or having responsibilities

free-warder1595

ruler1733

wardsman1789

runner1830

trusty1849

tea man1877

red band1923

trustee1933

passman1965

1965 B. Knox Taste of Proof iii. 49 The passmen, the privileged, trusted prisoners.

1973 ‘J. Patrick’ Glasgow Gang Observed ix. 82 He had envied the ‘passmen’, boys who in the afternoon were permitted to leave their cells to scrub floors and polish shoes.

2002 Aberdeen Evening Express (Nexis) 4 Sept. 18 The majority of prisoners were found not to be working—except for a few passmen and those in the laundry and kitchen parties.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	passman
释义	passmann. Brit. /ˈpɑːsmən/, /ˈpasmən/, U.S. /ˈpæsˌmæn/ Inflections: Plural passmen. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pass n.⁴, man n.¹ Etymology: < pass n.⁴ + man n.¹ Compare earlier honour man n. at honour n. Compounds 1c, class-man n. at class n. and adj. Compounds 1c. 1. At Oxford and Cambridge Universities: a (male) student who reads for and takes a pass degree, as opposed to an honours degree; a student who passes a degree without attaining honours. Cf. honour man n. at honour n. Compounds 1c; class-man n. at class n. and adj. Compounds 1c. Cf. also pass-woman n. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > college or university student > [noun] > pass degree student poll-man1834 passman1853 society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > candidates > who passes > passing at university firsta1830 poll1831 poll-man1834 honour man1839 passman1853 honours man1859 pass-woman1896 1853 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 377 The Calendars under each successive year record, in the order of distinction, the names of the successful candidates for honors, giving, (at Oxford,) merely the aggregate number of the Passmen. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. III. cii. 446 That separation which has grown up in Oxford and Cambridge between pass or poll men and honour men. 1894 J. C. Jeaffreson Bk. Recoll. I. iv. 56 More scholarship than a mere Oxford passman usually possesses. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 19 May 2/2 It would be unjust, if not impossible, to imagine that the ‘Oxford Tutors’ are unanimous in their antipathy to the Passman, or, indeed, in any of their antipathies. 1935 D. L. Sayers Gaudy Night viii. 168 It's all right for the men's colleges to have hearty passmen who gambol round and learn to play games. 1997 J. Morrell Sci. at Oxf. 1914–39 ii. 53 Prospective pass-men, who had no intention of taking an honours degree, were also welcome, especially if they could ‘sink a puddle’ on the river as oarsmen. 2. slang. A male prisoner who is allowed to leave his cell as a special privilege, esp. in order to perform certain duties. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > privileged or having responsibilities free-warder1595 ruler1733 wardsman1789 runner1830 trusty1849 tea man1877 red band1923 trustee1933 passman1965 1965 B. Knox Taste of Proof iii. 49 The passmen, the privileged, trusted prisoners. 1973 ‘J. Patrick’ Glasgow Gang Observed ix. 82 He had envied the ‘passmen’, boys who in the afternoon were permitted to leave their cells to scrub floors and polish shoes. 2002 Aberdeen Evening Express (Nexis) 4 Sept. 18 The majority of prisoners were found not to be working—except for a few passmen and those in the laundry and kitchen parties. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas pass-man † pass-man adj. Obsolete superhuman. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] > superhuman pass-man1606 past-human1614 suprahuman1740 unhuman1782 preterhuman1811 transhuman1812 superpersonal1848 superhuman1866 suprapersonal1873 surhuman1911 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 75 The passe-Man Wisdom of th' Isacian Prince, A Light so bright, set in such eminence. extracted from † pass-comb. form < n.1853 as lemmas
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