† preconyn.

Forms:

α. late Middle English precone, late Middle English–1500s precony.

β. 1600s praeconium.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin praecōnium action of announcing or proclaiming, public announcement, public praise or commendation (see note) < praecōn- , praecō public crier, herald (perhaps < prae- pre- prefix + the stem either of dicere to say (see dictum n.) or of vocāre to call (see vocate v.) + -ō -oon suffix, with loss of middle syllable) + -ium -y suffix⁴. Compare preconious adj.The use of classical Latin praecōnium to denote public commendation may have arisen from the practice of public heralds in the theatre who were accustomed to sing the praises of the plays they were announcing.

Obsolete.

Public praise or commendation; laudation, extolment. Also: an instance of this; something worthy of public praise.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [noun] > public

preconyc1430

c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 58 So that here is schewed a grete precony and worthy ensaumple of pouert.

c1450 tr. G. Boccaccio De Claris Mulieribus (1924) 980 (MED) She was a noble dame And in hyrr tyme of grete autoryte, To womanskyns perpetuall precone.

c1484 (a1475) J. de Caritate tr. Secreta Secret. (Takamiya) (1977) 179 (MED) God is wyse and kunnyng, and þe precony and Hys namys be gloryus in Hym.

?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig.Hiiiv It semeth none to be, proclaymer by bostyng Of his proper laudes, his precony or name.

1653 R. Gentilis tr. F. Bacon Nat. & Exper. Hist. Winds 208 It hath been abused both by false opinions, and false Præconiums.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	precony
释义	† preconyn. Forms: α. late Middle English precone, late Middle English–1500s precony. β. 1600s praeconium. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin praecōnium. Etymology: < classical Latin praecōnium action of announcing or proclaiming, public announcement, public praise or commendation (see note) < praecōn- , praecō public crier, herald (perhaps < prae- pre- prefix + the stem either of dicere to say (see dictum n.) or of vocāre to call (see vocate v.) + -ō -oon suffix, with loss of middle syllable) + -ium -y suffix⁴. Compare preconious adj.The use of classical Latin praecōnium to denote public commendation may have arisen from the practice of public heralds in the theatre who were accustomed to sing the praises of the plays they were announcing. Obsolete. Public praise or commendation; laudation, extolment. Also: an instance of this; something worthy of public praise. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [noun] > public preconyc1430 c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 58 So that here is schewed a grete precony and worthy ensaumple of pouert. c1450 tr. G. Boccaccio De Claris Mulieribus (1924) 980 (MED) She was a noble dame And in hyrr tyme of grete autoryte, To womanskyns perpetuall precone. c1484 (a1475) J. de Caritate tr. Secreta Secret. (Takamiya) (1977) 179 (MED) God is wyse and kunnyng, and þe precony and Hys namys be gloryus in Hym. ?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig.Hiiiv It semeth none to be, proclaymer by bostyng Of his proper laudes, his precony or name. 1653 R. Gentilis tr. F. Bacon Nat. & Exper. Hist. Winds 208 It hath been abused both by false opinions, and false Præconiums. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1430
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