pronuban.

Brit.

/ˈprəʊnjuːbə/,

/prəʊˈnjuːbə/, U.S.

/ˈproʊn(j)ubə/,

/proʊˈn(j)ubə/

Inflections: Plural pronubae.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prōnuba.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōnuba woman who attended a bride < prō- pro- prefix¹ + the stem of nūbere to marry (see nubile adj.¹). Compare Italian pronuba (1532). In sense 2 after scientific Latin Pronuba, former genus name (C. V. Riley 1872, in Nature 26 Sept. 444/1), so called with reference to the moth's role in pollinating the yucca plant.

1. Roman History. A woman chosen to officiate or assist at a marriage ceremony; a matron of honour.Also used as an epithet of the goddess Juno.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > people connected with wedding > [noun] > woman presiding over

pronuba1513

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid iv. iv. 78 Erth, the first modir, maid a takin of wo, And eik of wedlok the pronuba Juno.

1648 E. Sherburne in tr. Seneca Medea 68 The Pronuba, (which was usually the Mother of the Bride) taking the Bride by the hand led her to the Geniall Bed.

1772 tr. P. A. Guys Sentimental Journey through Greece II. xvi. 14 The mother of the bride..performed the office of Pronuba.

1815 H. Davy in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 105 116 In the Aldobrandini picture [of a Roman wedding] there is a purple in the garment of the Pronuba.

1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §429. 618 The bride..is pushed forward by the pronuba to the husband who is armed with a lance.

1906 W. G. Sumner Folkways x. 405 There are many relief representations of late Roman marriages on which Juno appears as pronuba, a figure of her standing behind the spouses as protectress or patroness.

1966 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 79 344 In the Roman tradition most of the duties of the bridesman were carried out by the pronuba, a female representative of the office.

2002 M. Harlow & R. Laurence Growing up & growing Old in Anc. Rome iv. 62 The bride's parents or other close relations handed the bride over to the groom and their hands were joined by the pronuba.

2. In full pronuba moth. Any of several small, white, North American moths of the former genus Pronuba (now Tegeticula, family Incurvariidae or Prodoxidae), which pollinate yucca plants; esp. the yucca moth, T. yuccasella.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Tineidae > member of genus Pronuba or Tegeticula (yucca-moth)

pronuba1872

yucca-moth1892

1872 Nature 26 Sept. 444/1 The larva of Pronuba eats through the Yucca capsule in which it fed, enters the ground and hibernates there.

1905 V. L. Kellogg Amer. Insects xvi. 577 (caption) Pronuba-moth depositing eggs in ovary of Yucca.

1929 W. J. Robbins & H. W. Rickett Botany xxvi. 437 Without the Pronuba moth the Yucca would not produce seeds.

1946 D. C. Peattie Road of Naturalist (U.K. ed.) ii. 24 The smoky little Pronuba moths..come to the blossoms, mate there, hover and hide and perform small extraordinary rites without which no Joshua tree would stand and brandish arms at heaven.

2002 Fort Collins Coloradoan (Nexis) 6 Dec. 11 e He..first described the role of the pronuba moth in pollinating yuccas.

Derivatives

† pronubal adj. Obsolete rare of or relating to the marriage ceremony.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [adjective]

betrothal1844

pronubal1856

1856 T. Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. Apr. 487/1 Originally the bishop's ring was—probably in imitation of pronubal rings generally, and of those worn by Christians especially—extremely plain and simple.

1877 W. Jones Finger-ring Lore 303 Pronubal or pledge rings passed between the contracting parties among the Romans.

proˈnubial adj. [after connubial adj.] rare presiding over or promoting marriage.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > equipment or accessories of wedding > [adjective] > presiding over as god

pronubial1710

1710 W. Congreve Semele i. i, in Wks. II. 797 Thy Aid, Pronubial Juno, Athamas implores.

1732 G. West Stowe 12 Pronubial Juno gave the mystick Sign.

1998 Early Music 26 633/2 Pronubial Juno has made a successful flying visit to the banks of the Elbe to bring Maria Josepha the dream-bride back to the Seine to marry Louis.

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

单词	pronuba
释义	pronuban. Brit. /ˈprəʊnjuːbə/, /prəʊˈnjuːbə/, U.S. /ˈproʊn(j)ubə/, /proʊˈn(j)ubə/ Inflections: Plural pronubae. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prōnuba. Etymology: < classical Latin prōnuba woman who attended a bride < prō- pro- prefix¹ + the stem of nūbere to marry (see nubile adj.¹). Compare Italian pronuba (1532). In sense 2 after scientific Latin Pronuba, former genus name (C. V. Riley 1872, in Nature 26 Sept. 444/1), so called with reference to the moth's role in pollinating the yucca plant. 1. Roman History. A woman chosen to officiate or assist at a marriage ceremony; a matron of honour.Also used as an epithet of the goddess Juno. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > people connected with wedding > [noun] > woman presiding over pronuba1513 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid iv. iv. 78 Erth, the first modir, maid a takin of wo, And eik of wedlok the pronuba Juno. 1648 E. Sherburne in tr. Seneca Medea 68 The Pronuba, (which was usually the Mother of the Bride) taking the Bride by the hand led her to the Geniall Bed. 1772 tr. P. A. Guys Sentimental Journey through Greece II. xvi. 14 The mother of the bride..performed the office of Pronuba. 1815 H. Davy in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 105 116 In the Aldobrandini picture [of a Roman wedding] there is a purple in the garment of the Pronuba. 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §429. 618 The bride..is pushed forward by the pronuba to the husband who is armed with a lance. 1906 W. G. Sumner Folkways x. 405 There are many relief representations of late Roman marriages on which Juno appears as pronuba, a figure of her standing behind the spouses as protectress or patroness. 1966 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 79 344 In the Roman tradition most of the duties of the bridesman were carried out by the pronuba, a female representative of the office. 2002 M. Harlow & R. Laurence Growing up & growing Old in Anc. Rome iv. 62 The bride's parents or other close relations handed the bride over to the groom and their hands were joined by the pronuba. 2. In full pronuba moth. Any of several small, white, North American moths of the former genus Pronuba (now Tegeticula, family Incurvariidae or Prodoxidae), which pollinate yucca plants; esp. the yucca moth, T. yuccasella. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Tineidae > member of genus Pronuba or Tegeticula (yucca-moth) pronuba1872 yucca-moth1892 1872 Nature 26 Sept. 444/1 The larva of Pronuba eats through the Yucca capsule in which it fed, enters the ground and hibernates there. 1905 V. L. Kellogg Amer. Insects xvi. 577 (caption) Pronuba-moth depositing eggs in ovary of Yucca. 1929 W. J. Robbins & H. W. Rickett Botany xxvi. 437 Without the Pronuba moth the Yucca would not produce seeds. 1946 D. C. Peattie Road of Naturalist (U.K. ed.) ii. 24 The smoky little Pronuba moths..come to the blossoms, mate there, hover and hide and perform small extraordinary rites without which no Joshua tree would stand and brandish arms at heaven. 2002 Fort Collins Coloradoan (Nexis) 6 Dec. 11 e He..first described the role of the pronuba moth in pollinating yuccas. Derivatives † pronubal adj. Obsolete rare of or relating to the marriage ceremony. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [adjective] betrothal1844 pronubal1856 1856 T. Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. Apr. 487/1 Originally the bishop's ring was—probably in imitation of pronubal rings generally, and of those worn by Christians especially—extremely plain and simple. 1877 W. Jones Finger-ring Lore 303 Pronubal or pledge rings passed between the contracting parties among the Romans. proˈnubial adj. [after connubial adj.] rare presiding over or promoting marriage. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > equipment or accessories of wedding > [adjective] > presiding over as god pronubial1710 1710 W. Congreve Semele i. i, in Wks. II. 797 Thy Aid, Pronubial Juno, Athamas implores. 1732 G. West Stowe 12 Pronubial Juno gave the mystick Sign. 1998 Early Music 26 633/2 Pronubial Juno has made a successful flying visit to the banks of the Elbe to bring Maria Josepha the dream-bride back to the Seine to marry Louis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1513
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