Plymothiann.adj.

Brit.

/plᵻˈməʊðɪən/, U.S.

/pləˈmoʊðiən/

Forms: 1600s– Plymothean, 1700s Plimothian, 1700s Plimouthian, 1700s– Plymouthean Brit.

/plᵻˈmaʊθɪən/,

/plᵻˈmuːðɪən/, U.S.

/pləˈmaʊθiən/,

/pləˈmuðiən/, 1700s– Plymouthian, 1800s– Plymothian.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Plymouth , -ian suffix; proper name Plymouth , -ian suffix.

Etymology: Partly < the name of Plymouth (see Plymouth n.) + -ian suffix, and partly < Plymouth, the name of several towns and cities in the United States, especially Plymouth in Massachusetts + -ian suffix. With forms in -ean compare -ean suffix.An attempt has sometimes been made to distinguish between the spellings Plymothian for the British city and Plymothean for the U.S. towns and cities, although this does not appear to be borne out by actual usage.

A. n.

A native or inhabitant of Plymouth in Devon, or of any of the towns or cities called Plymouth in the United States.

ΚΠ

c1630 Let. 28 Mar. in Massachusetts (1696) 10 They who survived were rescued by those of Plymouth, out of the hands of Chickatalbott, & his Indians, who oppressed those weak English, and intended to have destroyed them: And the Plymotheans also.

1667 R. Head & F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue (rev. ed.) I. iii. 18 Hers being..the mind of the true Church of England whereas the Plymotheans were at that time Heterodox thereunto, and led away as the rest of their Brethren called Roundheads, by the spirit of delusion.

1704 S. Wesley Def. Let. conc. Educ. Dissenters 26 Those of Colchester make the Declaration,—‘The Sound of the Jubilee-trumpet..&c.[’] The Plimouthians,—‘That 'twas Life from the Dead[’].

1741 ‘Jeremy Sharp’ Eng. Rogue i. 21 Nor would she have been better off had she called herself a Presbyterian, for the Plymotheans were rigid Independants.

1788 W. Gordon Hist. Independence U.S.A. I. i. 27 These settlers were no less strenuous for their own particular rights and privileges than the Plymouthians.

a1846 B. R. Haydon Autobiogr. (1926) iv. 42 Again my fortune was made, again my Plymotheans were in raptures. I myself was in raptures too.

1875 B. J. Lossing Our Country ii. vi. 246 The ‘Plymothians’, as the Dutch called them, were equally intruders upon the territory of New Netherland.

1933 Lima (Ohio) Sunday News 26 Nov. (Mag. section) 2/1 It has been a matter of pardonable pride to all good Plymouthians that their town started this..perennial institution [sc. Thanksgiving].

1986 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 Nov. e1 I asked Jim Baker, a local historian born in Plymouth, if he were descended from any Pilgrim families. ‘Oh, about nine of them,’ he said. ‘Plymoutheans intermarried.’

2003 Times (Nexis) 14 July 27 Being the son of a Plymothian (NB: not ‘Plymouthian’!) and the husband of another, I have always understood a Janner to be simply a Plymothian.

B. adj.

Of, belonging to, or relating to a town or city called Plymouth or its inhabitants.

ΚΠ

1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi ii. ii. 6/1 The Merits of Mr. Edward Winslow..obliged the Votes of the Plymouthean Colony..to chuse him for many Years a Magistrate.

1763 J. Mayhew Def. Observ. Charter Soc. for Propagation of Gospel viii. 89 If I had spoken..of the principles, motives and sufferings of the Massachusett-adventurers, as distinct from the Plymothean; yet it would have been conformable to strict historical truth.

1806 A. Holmes Discourse 32 The summary of the religious tenets of the Plymothean Fathers, inserted in this discourse, was collected from their writings.

1851 in C. Hodge Constit. Hist. Presbyterian Church U.S.A. i. i. 37 When at Cambridge College, he had received strong prejudices against Plymothean independency.

1904 Iowa Daily Press 12 Dec. 3/2 Here is a story..as applied to the famous admiral..which is being told down in circles Plymouthian.

1994 Times (Nexis) 19 Mar. Just how many Plymouthian bums are on those seats has always been a moot point.

2005 Evening Herald (Plymouth, Devon) (Nexis) 1 Feb. 18 While these great Plymothian adventures were in the making, the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce and Industry..was creating its own special place in the history of Plymouth.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plymothian
释义	Plymothiann.adj. Brit. /plᵻˈməʊðɪən/, U.S. /pləˈmoʊðiən/ Forms: 1600s– Plymothean, 1700s Plimothian, 1700s Plimouthian, 1700s– Plymouthean Brit. /plᵻˈmaʊθɪən/, /plᵻˈmuːðɪən/, U.S. /pləˈmaʊθiən/, /pləˈmuðiən/, 1700s– Plymouthian, 1800s– Plymothian. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Plymouth , -ian suffix; proper name Plymouth , -ian suffix. Etymology: Partly < the name of Plymouth (see Plymouth n.) + -ian suffix, and partly < Plymouth, the name of several towns and cities in the United States, especially Plymouth in Massachusetts + -ian suffix. With forms in -ean compare -ean suffix.An attempt has sometimes been made to distinguish between the spellings Plymothian for the British city and Plymothean for the U.S. towns and cities, although this does not appear to be borne out by actual usage. A. n. A native or inhabitant of Plymouth in Devon, or of any of the towns or cities called Plymouth in the United States. ΚΠ c1630 Let. 28 Mar. in Massachusetts (1696) 10 They who survived were rescued by those of Plymouth, out of the hands of Chickatalbott, & his Indians, who oppressed those weak English, and intended to have destroyed them: And the Plymotheans also. 1667 R. Head & F. Kirkman Eng. Rogue (rev. ed.) I. iii. 18 Hers being..the mind of the true Church of England whereas the Plymotheans were at that time Heterodox thereunto, and led away as the rest of their Brethren called Roundheads, by the spirit of delusion. 1704 S. Wesley Def. Let. conc. Educ. Dissenters 26 Those of Colchester make the Declaration,—‘The Sound of the Jubilee-trumpet..&c.[’] The Plimouthians,—‘That 'twas Life from the Dead[’]. 1741 ‘Jeremy Sharp’ Eng. Rogue i. 21 Nor would she have been better off had she called herself a Presbyterian, for the Plymotheans were rigid Independants. 1788 W. Gordon Hist. Independence U.S.A. I. i. 27 These settlers were no less strenuous for their own particular rights and privileges than the Plymouthians. a1846 B. R. Haydon Autobiogr. (1926) iv. 42 Again my fortune was made, again my Plymotheans were in raptures. I myself was in raptures too. 1875 B. J. Lossing Our Country ii. vi. 246 The ‘Plymothians’, as the Dutch called them, were equally intruders upon the territory of New Netherland. 1933 Lima (Ohio) Sunday News 26 Nov. (Mag. section) 2/1 It has been a matter of pardonable pride to all good Plymouthians that their town started this..perennial institution [sc. Thanksgiving]. 1986 Washington Post (Nexis) 23 Nov. e1 I asked Jim Baker, a local historian born in Plymouth, if he were descended from any Pilgrim families. ‘Oh, about nine of them,’ he said. ‘Plymoutheans intermarried.’ 2003 Times (Nexis) 14 July 27 Being the son of a Plymothian (NB: not ‘Plymouthian’!) and the husband of another, I have always understood a Janner to be simply a Plymothian. B. adj. Of, belonging to, or relating to a town or city called Plymouth or its inhabitants. ΚΠ 1702 C. Mather Magnalia Christi ii. ii. 6/1 The Merits of Mr. Edward Winslow..obliged the Votes of the Plymouthean Colony..to chuse him for many Years a Magistrate. 1763 J. Mayhew Def. Observ. Charter Soc. for Propagation of Gospel viii. 89 If I had spoken..of the principles, motives and sufferings of the Massachusett-adventurers, as distinct from the Plymothean; yet it would have been conformable to strict historical truth. 1806 A. Holmes Discourse 32 The summary of the religious tenets of the Plymothean Fathers, inserted in this discourse, was collected from their writings. 1851 in C. Hodge Constit. Hist. Presbyterian Church U.S.A. i. i. 37 When at Cambridge College, he had received strong prejudices against Plymothean independency. 1904 Iowa Daily Press 12 Dec. 3/2 Here is a story..as applied to the famous admiral..which is being told down in circles Plymouthian. 1994 Times (Nexis) 19 Mar. Just how many Plymouthian bums are on those seats has always been a moot point. 2005 Evening Herald (Plymouth, Devon) (Nexis) 1 Feb. 18 While these great Plymothian adventures were in the making, the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce and Industry..was creating its own special place in the history of Plymouth. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.c1630
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