† promissaryn.

Forms: late Middle English prmmyssary (transmission error), 1600s–1700s promissary.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōmiss- , prōmittere , -ary suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōmiss-, past participial stem of prōmittere promit v. + -ary suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin promissarius promiser (c1160 in a British source).

Obsolete. rare.

1. Perhaps: = procurator n.¹ 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > [noun]

grievec950

warden1297

presidenta1382

procuratora1382

governora1393

seneschalc1400

lieutenant1423

promissary?c1500

governator1522

provincial1590

ethnarch1602

state governor1608

proconsul1650

stadholder1704

superintendent1758

meridarch1866

prez.1919

?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) 237 I am pylat pr [o] mmyssary and pres[e]dent.

2. = promisee n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > one who promises or vows > one to whom promise is made

promissary1655

promisee1733

stipulant1880

1655 T. White Grounds Obed. & Govt. 36 He who maketh a promise to another, so it be a perfect one,..puts himselfe and his promissary into a rank of agency and patiency.

1799 tr. I. Kant Metaphysic of Morals I. 32 Neither by the particular will of the promiser, however, nor by that of the promissary (as accipient) does the property of the former pass to the latter, but only by the united will of both.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	promissary
释义	† promissaryn. Forms: late Middle English prmmyssary (transmission error), 1600s–1700s promissary. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prōmiss- , prōmittere , -ary suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin prōmiss-, past participial stem of prōmittere promit v. + -ary suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin promissarius promiser (c1160 in a British source). Obsolete. rare. 1. Perhaps: = procurator n.¹ 2. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > [noun] grievec950 warden1297 presidenta1382 procuratora1382 governora1393 seneschalc1400 lieutenant1423 promissary?c1500 governator1522 provincial1590 ethnarch1602 state governor1608 proconsul1650 stadholder1704 superintendent1758 meridarch1866 prez.1919 ?c1500 Mary Magdalene (Digby) 237 I am pylat pr [o] mmyssary and pres[e]dent. 2. = promisee n. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > one who promises or vows > one to whom promise is made promissary1655 promisee1733 stipulant1880 1655 T. White Grounds Obed. & Govt. 36 He who maketh a promise to another, so it be a perfect one,..puts himselfe and his promissary into a rank of agency and patiency. 1799 tr. I. Kant Metaphysic of Morals I. 32 Neither by the particular will of the promiser, however, nor by that of the promissary (as accipient) does the property of the former pass to the latter, but only by the united will of both. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?c1500
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