单词 | prinado |
释义 | † prinadon. slang. Obsolete. Probably = privado n. N.E.D. (1908) suggests: ‘Perhaps: some kind of female sharper or impostor’; this definition is apparently based on a speculative connection with Spanishpreñada (of an animal) pregnant. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > a charlatan, fraudster > [noun] > female impostress1614 prinado1620 impostrix1655 1620 T. Dekker Dreame sig. E3v Base Heapes tumbled together, who all yell'd Like bandogs tyed in kennels: High-way-standers, Foists, Nips, and Iylts, Prinadoes, Bawdes, Pimpes, Panders. 1631 R. Brathwait Cater-character ii. 12 in Whimzies You shall see him guarded with a Ianizarie of Costermongers, and Countrey Gooselings: while his Nipps, Ints, Bungs and Prinado's, of whom he holds in fee, oft-times prevent the Lawyer, by diving too deepe into his Clients pocket. 1658 R. Brathwait Age of Apes in Honest Ghost 231 Flankt were my troups with bolts, bands, punks, and panders, Pimps, nips and ints, Prinado's. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1620 |
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