α. late Middle English 1600s 1900s– primogenit, 1600s primogenite.
β. 1600s primogenitus, 1600s primogeniti (plural).
单词 | primogenit |
释义 | primogenitn.adj.α. late Middle English 1600s 1900s– primogenit, 1600s primogenite. β. 1600s primogenitus, 1600s primogeniti (plural). A. n. The firstborn child in a family; the eldest child of a monarch considered as heir to the throne. Also in extended use. historical and rare in later use. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > first-born child firstbornc1350 first-begottenc1384 first birtha1387 forbirtha1400 forthbirtha1400 primitivec1400 primogenitc1429 first-begot1551 primogeniture1596 c1429 Mirour Mans Saluacioune (1986) l. 3457 Crist, the primogenit of the dede, rose tofore And with hym mony a body of seint dede lesse & more. 1598 Health to Gentlemanly Profession Seruingmen To Rdr. Sig. A2 I beseech you.., neither sensure seuerely the vnsauerie taste of this Loafe, being Primogeniti, the first batch of my baking, [etc.]. 1609 A. Craig Poet. Recreat. To Rdr. sig. A3 They are my children, you haue them as they were borne: And so the Primo-genit must haue the prioritie at the Presse. 1641 Naunton's Fragmenta Regalia sig. B3 Our Common Law..did ever of old provide aydes for the primo-genitus, and the eldest Daughter. 1641 H. Burton Englands Bondage 11 After the first-borne of Egypt were slain, the Children of Israell were delivered... Certainly primogeniti being taken away, we may well hope for a glorious deliverance. 1651 True Relation Poysoning Sir T. Overbury 117 Cain was not punished with death in respect of the Primogenite, or some other secret Causes, which God reserved to himself. 1962 R. B. Merriman Rise Spanish Empire in Old World & New II. iii. xii. 26 The population, who had followed his fortunes with increasing affection and solicitude, joyously welcomed him as Primogenit, or heir to the throne. 1977 Econ. Hist. Rev. 30 414 The remaining bienes libres were then divided among all the legitimate children, including the primogenit. Firstborn, eldest. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > [adjective] > first-born eldestc1000 first-begottenc1350 first-gottena1382 firstbornc1384 first-gendereda1398 first-kinneda1400 oldest1478 ayne1483 first-conceived1574 eigne1586 eldest-born1608 primogenit1619 first-begot1671 primogenitala1706 old1706 primogenitary1827 primogenitive1842 1619 J. Sempill Sacrilege Sacredly Handled App. 39 Sem could beget (and did) diuers Primogenit Priests. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.c1429 |
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