preferringn.

Brit.

/prᵻˈfəːrɪŋ/, U.S.

/priˈfərɪŋ/,

/prəˈfərɪŋ/

Forms: late Middle English proferryng, late Middle English profferrynge, late Middle English–1500s preferryng, late Middle English– preferring, 1600s prefering.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prefer v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < prefer v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare preferment n., preference n.

The action of prefer v.; preferment; preference; (also occasionally) an instance of this.

ΚΠ

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iv. 2204 (MED) Thoruh preferryng of Fortune in estatis Is euer caused gret werre & gret debatis.

1448 in Facsimile Arch. Co. of Grocers (London Co. of Grocers) (1886) ii. 292 Summe personis..Haue..Bowght gret quantite of Spices at vnresonable pris, to gret profferrynge and avauntage vnto þe Straungeres.

1461–2 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 99 Good will that the seid Ser John Fastolff had to the proferryng of your seid besecher.

a1500 (a1450) in C. Monro Lett. Margaret of Anjou (1863) 97 We, desiryng thencres, furtherance, and preferring of oure said squire for his manyfold merits and deserts..praye you [etc.].

1535 J. Husee Let. 7 July in Lisle Papers (P.R.O.: SP 3/5/55) f. 76 Ther myȝt no more be don in the furthering and preferryng of hit then hathe byn don.

1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. xii. 202 The preferring of true religion, the seeking of Gods glorie.

1642 King Charles I in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 732 Since to the Power of punishing..if the Power of preferring be added, We shall have nothing left for Us but to look on.

1675 R. Burthogge Cavsa Dei 49 A Violation of the Law of God, a Preferring of Our Unruly, Profane, Unrighteous, Evil Wills before His.

1739 J. Guyse Pract. Expos. New Test. I. 634 Preferrings of the Applauses of Men, to the Approbation of God.

1831 Times 28 June 1/4 They had not as yet been able to make out a case against any individual as being connected with the riots..to justify the preferring of an indictment against him.

1871 H. M. Dexter Congregationalism (ed. 3) 355 Less than half an hour before the preferring of charges in Church meeting.

1912 Catholic Encycl. XIV. 8/1 The true malice of mortal sin..a complete turning away from God, our true last end, and a preferring of some created thing to which we subject ourselves.

1956 L. Garvin Mod. Introd. Ethics iv. 86 Well, but my preferrings..being what they were, could I have done other than I did?

1986 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 25 May 1/3 A preferring of reason to faith, individual to agglomerate, private to public.

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

单词	preferring
释义	preferringn. Brit. /prᵻˈfəːrɪŋ/, U.S. /priˈfərɪŋ/, /prəˈfərɪŋ/ Forms: late Middle English proferryng, late Middle English profferrynge, late Middle English–1500s preferryng, late Middle English– preferring, 1600s prefering. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prefer v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < prefer v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare preferment n., preference n. The action of prefer v.; preferment; preference; (also occasionally) an instance of this. ΚΠ a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iv. 2204 (MED) Thoruh preferryng of Fortune in estatis Is euer caused gret werre & gret debatis. 1448 in Facsimile Arch. Co. of Grocers (London Co. of Grocers) (1886) ii. 292 Summe personis..Haue..Bowght gret quantite of Spices at vnresonable pris, to gret profferrynge and avauntage vnto þe Straungeres. 1461–2 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 99 Good will that the seid Ser John Fastolff had to the proferryng of your seid besecher. a1500 (a1450) in C. Monro Lett. Margaret of Anjou (1863) 97 We, desiryng thencres, furtherance, and preferring of oure said squire for his manyfold merits and deserts..praye you [etc.]. 1535 J. Husee Let. 7 July in Lisle Papers (P.R.O.: SP 3/5/55) f. 76 Ther myȝt no more be don in the furthering and preferryng of hit then hathe byn don. 1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. xii. 202 The preferring of true religion, the seeking of Gods glorie. 1642 King Charles I in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 732 Since to the Power of punishing..if the Power of preferring be added, We shall have nothing left for Us but to look on. 1675 R. Burthogge Cavsa Dei 49 A Violation of the Law of God, a Preferring of Our Unruly, Profane, Unrighteous, Evil Wills before His. 1739 J. Guyse Pract. Expos. New Test. I. 634 Preferrings of the Applauses of Men, to the Approbation of God. 1831 Times 28 June 1/4 They had not as yet been able to make out a case against any individual as being connected with the riots..to justify the preferring of an indictment against him. 1871 H. M. Dexter Congregationalism (ed. 3) 355 Less than half an hour before the preferring of charges in Church meeting. 1912 Catholic Encycl. XIV. 8/1 The true malice of mortal sin..a complete turning away from God, our true last end, and a preferring of some created thing to which we subject ourselves. 1956 L. Garvin Mod. Introd. Ethics iv. 86 Well, but my preferrings..being what they were, could I have done other than I did? 1986 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 25 May 1/3 A preferring of reason to faith, individual to agglomerate, private to public. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1439
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