† proficiatn.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French proficiat.

Etymology: < French †proficiat payment given to bishops as a welcoming gesture upon their installation (c1450 in Middle French), expression of welcome (1521) < classical Latin prōficiat ‘may it profit’, 3rd person present subjunctive of prōficere to be advantageous, to profit (see proficient n. and adj.).

Obsolete.

An expression of welcome; spec. a payment given as a welcoming gesture or token of goodwill upon a person's entry into a new position.

ΚΠ

1568 W. Fulwood Enimie Idlenesse i. f. 51 How to write a Proficiat or Congratulation, for an Office, or Dignitie.

1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xvii. 77 These buzzards wil have me to pay them here my welcom hither, and my Proficiat.

1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 2nd Bk. Wks. xxx. 203 Morgant, who for his Proficiat and other small fees gave him nine tuns of beer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	proficiat
释义	† proficiatn. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French proficiat. Etymology: < French †proficiat payment given to bishops as a welcoming gesture upon their installation (c1450 in Middle French), expression of welcome (1521) < classical Latin prōficiat ‘may it profit’, 3rd person present subjunctive of prōficere to be advantageous, to profit (see proficient n. and adj.). Obsolete. An expression of welcome; spec. a payment given as a welcoming gesture or token of goodwill upon a person's entry into a new position. ΚΠ 1568 W. Fulwood Enimie Idlenesse i. f. 51 How to write a Proficiat or Congratulation, for an Office, or Dignitie. 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 1st Bk. Wks. xvii. 77 These buzzards wil have me to pay them here my welcom hither, and my Proficiat. 1653 T. Urquhart tr. F. Rabelais 2nd Bk. Wks. xxx. 203 Morgant, who for his Proficiat and other small fees gave him nine tuns of beer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < n.1568
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