prevalencen.

Brit.

/ˈprɛv(ə)ləns/,

/ˈprɛvl̩(ə)ns/, U.S.

/ˈprɛv(ə)ləns/

Forms: 1600s preualence, 1600s– prevalence.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French prévalence; Latin praevalēntia.

Etymology: < (i) French prévalence the quality of something which prevails, superiority, excellence (1504 in Middle French), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin praevalēntia superior force (2nd cent. a.d. in a legal text, though it has been suggested that this passage represents an interpolation), in post-classical Latin also predominance (13th cent. in British sources) < praevalent- , praevalēns , present participle of praevalēre prevail v. + -ia -ia suffix¹; compare -ence suffix. Compare Italian prevalenza (1342 as prevalentia ). Compare earlier prevail n., prevailance n., prevailing n., and prevailment n. Compare also earlier prevalent adj.

a. The fact or action of prevailing; the having or obtaining of predominance or mastery; rule, authority; = prevailance n. 1. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun]

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masteryc1225

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pricea1350

advantagea1393

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voicea1400

betterc1405

higherc1450

prevaila1460

superiority1548

mastership1573

prevalence1604

eminence1609

privilegea1616

prevalency1623

upper fortunea1625

whipping-hand1682

whip hand1806

1604 T. Bilson Suruey Christs Sufferings 406 If no preualence of corruption against his fullnesse of trueth and grace, then it was not infirmity, that subiected him to these violent and painfull affections, but it was his will and power.

1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts ii. 22 Those sinnes which wee commit..upon..suddaine and forceable prevalence of a temptation.

1669 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. I i. iv. 22 His Potence, Prevalence, and Interest among the Canaanites.

1711 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 140 There was a strong probability for their prevalence, considering their advantage in the ground, their numbers.., and their resolution.

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man ii. ii. 178 The Prevalence of their own Endeavours..over this Opposition.

1833 T. Chalmers On Power of God (1835) I. iv. 192 The final prevalence of the good over the evil.

1866 A. C. Swinburne Two Dreams 74 Words and sense Fail through the tune's imperious prevalence.

1958 J. Stevens tr. F. M. Heichelheim Anc. Econ. Hist. I. 337 The ‘Oriental’ subdivision of our territory took over as a global cultural centre and had prevalence during the Ancient Oriental millennia.

1992 H. Lim Land Law (BNC) 34 In order to assert its prevalence, the Court of Chancery began to issue common injunctions which..had the effect of limiting common law jurisdiction.

†b. Presence or existence of greater power or strength. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [noun] > presence of greater strength

prevalence1646

prevalency1646

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. v. 188 Many are right handed whose Livers are weakely constituted, and many use the left [hand], in whom that part is strongest; and we observe in Apes and other animals, whose Liver is in the right, no regular prevalence therein.

†2. Effective force or power; influence, weight; efficacy; persuasiveness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > influence > [noun]

powerc1300

authorityc1405

voice1433

swaya1510

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force1582

bias1587

interest1600

prevalence1612

prevailance1631

pondus1638

prevailancya1649

prevailency1650

influence1652

prevalency1652

weight1710

prevailingness1757

holding1770

mojo1923

clout1958

muscle1965

1612 J. Cotta Short Discouerie Dangers Ignorant Practisers Physicke 25 We may iustly here taxe their dangerous whisperings about the sicke, wherein their preualence oft being too great, they abuse the weake sense of the diseased.

1623 T. Powell Attourneys Acad. 31 What preualence Petition may haue against Demurrer.

1642 E. Reynolds Israels Petition 6 There is a kinde of omnipotencie in prayer, as having an Interest and prevalence with Gods omnipotencie.

1718 Entertainer No. 15. 101 Great is the Prevalence of a fashionable Practice.

1802 E. Parsons Myst. Visit IV. 262 Example has great prevalence, whether good or bad.

1879 G. Meredith Egoist xvii A sensitive gentleman, anxious even to prognostic apprehension on behalf of his pride, his comfort and his prevalence.

3. The condition of being widespread in a particular area or at a particular time; general occurrence, existence, practice, or acceptance; predominance, pervasiveness, frequency. (Now the usual sense.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [noun] > generality or prevalence

coursec1325

publicness1605

rifeness1608

vulgaritya1613

vulgarnessa1613

prepotency1623

prevalency1648

prevalency1651

prevalence1682

prevailance1795

prevalent1867

1682 J. Beale Let. 26 June in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) V. 299 All true hearted Englishmen..are aggreived to see the Swarmes and prevalence of Hobbians & Stubbians, Atheists, & Scoffers [etc.].

1713 R. Steele in Guardian 12 Mar. 1/1 The Notion I have of the prevalence of Ambition this way.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 43. ⁋3 This position..perhaps, will never gain much prevalence by a close examination.

1792 E. Burke Corr. (1844) IV. 2 We were a little uneasy from the steady prevalence of winds in the westerly quarter.

1839 Ann. Rep. Registrar-Gen. England 87 The prevalence of a disease..is expressed by the deaths in a given time out of a given number of living.

1861 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 2) v. 77 The prevalence of bribery is the most difficult subject with which we have to deal.

1896 Daily News 1 Feb. 3/1 The very general prevalence of muscular rheumatism.

1961 M. Schorer Sinclair Lewis iv. viii. 471 He talked..about the prevalence of American slang in British speech.

1994 Daily Tel. 15 Nov. 9/1 One in four homeless people suffers from schizophrenia—a prevalence up to 50 times greater than that for the general population.

2005 Fairlady (Cape Town) Feb. 63/2 The prevalence of cigarette smoking has decreased substantially in the last decade.

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

单词	prevalence
释义	prevalencen. Brit. /ˈprɛv(ə)ləns/, /ˈprɛvl̩(ə)ns/, U.S. /ˈprɛv(ə)ləns/ Forms: 1600s preualence, 1600s– prevalence. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French prévalence; Latin praevalēntia. Etymology: < (i) French prévalence the quality of something which prevails, superiority, excellence (1504 in Middle French), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin praevalēntia superior force (2nd cent. a.d. in a legal text, though it has been suggested that this passage represents an interpolation), in post-classical Latin also predominance (13th cent. in British sources) < praevalent- , praevalēns , present participle of praevalēre prevail v. + -ia -ia suffix¹; compare -ence suffix. Compare Italian prevalenza (1342 as prevalentia ). Compare earlier prevail n., prevailance n., prevailing n., and prevailment n. Compare also earlier prevalent adj. 1. a. The fact or action of prevailing; the having or obtaining of predominance or mastery; rule, authority; = prevailance n. 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > mastery or superiority > [noun] overhandc1175 masteryc1225 gree1320 betc1330 pricea1350 advantagea1393 overmasterya1400 voicea1400 betterc1405 higherc1450 prevaila1460 superiority1548 mastership1573 prevalence1604 eminence1609 privilegea1616 prevalency1623 upper fortunea1625 whipping-hand1682 whip hand1806 1604 T. Bilson Suruey Christs Sufferings 406 If no preualence of corruption against his fullnesse of trueth and grace, then it was not infirmity, that subiected him to these violent and painfull affections, but it was his will and power. 1633 Bp. J. Hall Plaine Explic. Hard Texts ii. 22 Those sinnes which wee commit..upon..suddaine and forceable prevalence of a temptation. 1669 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. I i. iv. 22 His Potence, Prevalence, and Interest among the Canaanites. 1711 in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 140 There was a strong probability for their prevalence, considering their advantage in the ground, their numbers.., and their resolution. 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man ii. ii. 178 The Prevalence of their own Endeavours..over this Opposition. 1833 T. Chalmers On Power of God (1835) I. iv. 192 The final prevalence of the good over the evil. 1866 A. C. Swinburne Two Dreams 74 Words and sense Fail through the tune's imperious prevalence. 1958 J. Stevens tr. F. M. Heichelheim Anc. Econ. Hist. I. 337 The ‘Oriental’ subdivision of our territory took over as a global cultural centre and had prevalence during the Ancient Oriental millennia. 1992 H. Lim Land Law (BNC) 34 In order to assert its prevalence, the Court of Chancery began to issue common injunctions which..had the effect of limiting common law jurisdiction. †b. Presence or existence of greater power or strength. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [noun] > presence of greater strength prevalence1646 prevalency1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. v. 188 Many are right handed whose Livers are weakely constituted, and many use the left [hand], in whom that part is strongest; and we observe in Apes and other animals, whose Liver is in the right, no regular prevalence therein. View more context for this quotation †2. Effective force or power; influence, weight; efficacy; persuasiveness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > influence > [noun] powerc1300 authorityc1405 voice1433 swaya1510 gravity1534 force1582 bias1587 interest1600 prevalence1612 prevailance1631 pondus1638 prevailancya1649 prevailency1650 influence1652 prevalency1652 weight1710 prevailingness1757 holding1770 mojo1923 clout1958 muscle1965 1612 J. Cotta Short Discouerie Dangers Ignorant Practisers Physicke 25 We may iustly here taxe their dangerous whisperings about the sicke, wherein their preualence oft being too great, they abuse the weake sense of the diseased. 1623 T. Powell Attourneys Acad. 31 What preualence Petition may haue against Demurrer. 1642 E. Reynolds Israels Petition 6 There is a kinde of omnipotencie in prayer, as having an Interest and prevalence with Gods omnipotencie. 1718 Entertainer No. 15. 101 Great is the Prevalence of a fashionable Practice. 1802 E. Parsons Myst. Visit IV. 262 Example has great prevalence, whether good or bad. 1879 G. Meredith Egoist xvii A sensitive gentleman, anxious even to prognostic apprehension on behalf of his pride, his comfort and his prevalence. 3. The condition of being widespread in a particular area or at a particular time; general occurrence, existence, practice, or acceptance; predominance, pervasiveness, frequency. (Now the usual sense.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [noun] > generality or prevalence coursec1325 publicness1605 rifeness1608 vulgaritya1613 vulgarnessa1613 prepotency1623 prevalency1648 prevalency1651 prevalence1682 prevailance1795 prevalent1867 1682 J. Beale Let. 26 June in R. Boyle Corr. (2001) V. 299 All true hearted Englishmen..are aggreived to see the Swarmes and prevalence of Hobbians & Stubbians, Atheists, & Scoffers [etc.]. 1713 R. Steele in Guardian 12 Mar. 1/1 The Notion I have of the prevalence of Ambition this way. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 43. ⁋3 This position..perhaps, will never gain much prevalence by a close examination. 1792 E. Burke Corr. (1844) IV. 2 We were a little uneasy from the steady prevalence of winds in the westerly quarter. 1839 Ann. Rep. Registrar-Gen. England 87 The prevalence of a disease..is expressed by the deaths in a given time out of a given number of living. 1861 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 2) v. 77 The prevalence of bribery is the most difficult subject with which we have to deal. 1896 Daily News 1 Feb. 3/1 The very general prevalence of muscular rheumatism. 1961 M. Schorer Sinclair Lewis iv. viii. 471 He talked..about the prevalence of American slang in British speech. 1994 Daily Tel. 15 Nov. 9/1 One in four homeless people suffers from schizophrenia—a prevalence up to 50 times greater than that for the general population. 2005 Fairlady (Cape Town) Feb. 63/2 The prevalence of cigarette smoking has decreased substantially in the last decade. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1604
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