† pray-prayadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: pray v.

Etymology: Reduplication of the imperative of pray v.

Obsolete.

Like a person saying ‘Pray! pray!’; beseeching or pleading.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison II. xvi. 168 ‘Pray, sir, forgive me’; and she held up her hands pray-pray-fashion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	pray-pray
释义	† pray-prayadj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: pray v. Etymology: Reduplication of the imperative of pray v. Obsolete. Like a person saying ‘Pray! pray!’; beseeching or pleading.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison II. xvi. 168 ‘Pray, sir, forgive me’; and she held up her hands pray-pray-fashion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.1753
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