passusn.

Brit.

/ˈpasəs/, U.S.

/ˈpæsəs/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin passus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin passus passage or section of a text (see pace n.¹). Compare earlier pace n.¹ 7, pass n.¹ 3.The Latin word is used in Langland and other medieval narratives and poems. Compare:c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vesp.) (1873) C. p.15 Hic incipit secundus passus de uisione Willelmi de petro plouhman.c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) p. 7 Secundus passus Alexandri.?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 56 At this, the minstrell made a pauz & a curtezy, for Primus passus.

Only with reference to Langland's Piers Plowman: a section, division, or canto. Cf. pace n.¹ 7, pass n.¹ 3.

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society > communication > book > matter of book > [noun] > chapter or section

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1765 T. Percy Reliques II. 164 To return to the word fit; it seems at first to have peculiarly signified the pause, or breathing time between the several parts, (answering to Passus in the visions of Pierce Plowman).

1867 W. W. Skeat Langland's Piers Plowman Pref. i. A. p. xxvii Supposing we were to add 112 to 19, we should get 131 lines, a fair average length for a Passus, thus giving three Passus to ‘Dowel’.

1885 W. W. Skeat Langland's Piers Plowman Gen. Pref. p. xv Prefixed to the Notes on each Passus of the C-text is a Scheme of Contents.

1915 C. M. Drennan (title) Piers Plowman. Prologue and Passus I. B-Text.

1946 W. H. Auden Table Talk 16 Nov. in A. Ansen & N. Jenkins Table Talk of W. H. Auden (1990) 52 You'd want the Harrowing of Hell passus if you were doing selections from Piers Plowman.

1991 Lit. & Theol. 5 334 The bulk of the book is a clear analysis of four passus of the B-text.

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

单词	passus
释义	passusn. Brit. /ˈpasəs/, U.S. /ˈpæsəs/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin passus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin passus passage or section of a text (see pace n.¹). Compare earlier pace n.¹ 7, pass n.¹ 3.The Latin word is used in Langland and other medieval narratives and poems. Compare:c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vesp.) (1873) C. p.15 Hic incipit secundus passus de uisione Willelmi de petro plouhman.c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) p. 7 Secundus passus Alexandri.?1578 W. Patten Let. Entertainm. Killingwoorth 56 At this, the minstrell made a pauz & a curtezy, for Primus passus. Only with reference to Langland's Piers Plowman: a section, division, or canto. Cf. pace n.¹ 7, pass n.¹ 3. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > matter of book > [noun] > chapter or section capitleeOE chapter?c1225 pacea1325 chapitle1340 passa1400 capitalc1460 titlec1460 spacea1500 section1576 head1610 tract1662 passus1765 screed1829 subtitle1891 1765 T. Percy Reliques II. 164 To return to the word fit; it seems at first to have peculiarly signified the pause, or breathing time between the several parts, (answering to Passus in the visions of Pierce Plowman). 1867 W. W. Skeat Langland's Piers Plowman Pref. i. A. p. xxvii Supposing we were to add 112 to 19, we should get 131 lines, a fair average length for a Passus, thus giving three Passus to ‘Dowel’. 1885 W. W. Skeat Langland's Piers Plowman Gen. Pref. p. xv Prefixed to the Notes on each Passus of the C-text is a Scheme of Contents. 1915 C. M. Drennan (title) Piers Plowman. Prologue and Passus I. B-Text. 1946 W. H. Auden Table Talk 16 Nov. in A. Ansen & N. Jenkins Table Talk of W. H. Auden (1990) 52 You'd want the Harrowing of Hell passus if you were doing selections from Piers Plowman. 1991 Lit. & Theol. 5 334 The bulk of the book is a clear analysis of four passus of the B-text. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1765
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