单词 | postferment |
释义 | † postfermentn. Obsolete. Removal to an inferior office. Opposed to preferment.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > [noun] > removal to an inferior office postfermenta1661 a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Durh. 294/2 Alex. Nevil..Arch-Bishop of York..was..translated..to Saint Andrews... This his translation was a Post-Ferment, seeing the Arch-Bishoprick of Saint Andrews was subjected in that age unto York. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.a1661 |
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