单词 | probouleutic |
释义 | probouleuticadj. Greek History. Designating the Athenian council, which discussed measures before they were submitted to the general Assembly; of, relating to, or designating the decrees passed after preliminary debate by this council. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > advice > [adjective] > deliberative or consultative > of Athenian senate probouleutic1847 1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece III. ii. xi. 161 He [sc. Solon] created the pro-bouleutic or preconsidering senate. 1890 Cent. Dict. XVI. 4743/3 Probouleutic, concerned with the preparation of measures for action: noting specifically the Senate, or Council of Five Hundred, in the ancient Athenian constitution. 1904 A. Lang Hist. Scotl. III. iii. 69 Nobles, barons, and burghs should all elect their own representatives on the ‘probouleutic’ board. 1962 C. G. Starr Origins Greek Civilization x. 346 Sparta may have been the first state, about 650, to introduce a probouleutic council. 1973 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 Feb. 209/4 Tables listing all known probouleutic and other decrees of the council. 1992 Hesperia 61 201 The synarchia now formed the probouleutic committee, an institution well suited to the contingencies of a Roman Greece. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1847 |
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