单词 | proletarious |
释义 | † proletariousadj. Obsolete. Belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat; (sometimes) spec. poor and having many children (cf. proletariat n. 2). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > low rank or condition > the lowest class > [adjective] draffsacked1548 sordid1596 dunghilly1616 proletarious1654 proletaneous1656 proletical1659 raff1761 raffish1795 proletarian1848 riff-raffy1850 proletary1854 low-down1865 underworld1929 lumpenproletarian1936 prole1938 nitty-gritty1948 1654 F. Rous Archaelogiae Atticae (ed. 4) iv. x. 191 She must be no Bastard, unlesse she were intended for a Bastard-maker, and in a Proletarious manner, only for breed, I mean for a Concubine. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Proletarious, of a poor and base condition, that has many children, and little maintenance, or that gives nothing to the Commonwealth, but onely a supply of children. A Proletarious Speech (proletarius sermo) the common and vulgar speech, complement or words of course; As when one says to his friend; Pardon my boldness, and the other answers, You are not so bold as welcome, or the like. 1681 T. Baker Head of Nile 11 The most part are just like ours the Sons of the Proletarious Mechanicks, the highest we can arrive to is the Son of a Shop-keeper. 1841 F. Barham tr. Cicero Treat. on Commonw. ii. in tr. Cicero Polit. Wks. I. 227 As to those whose fortune did not exceed 1500 pence, or those who had nothing but their labour, he called them the proletarious [L. proletarios] classes, as if the state should expect from them a hardy progeny and population. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < |
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