protospathariusn.

Brit.

/ˌprəʊtə(ʊ)spəˈθɛːrɪəs/, U.S.

/ˈˌproʊdoʊspəˈθɛriəs/

Forms:

α. 1700s protospathary, 1900s– protospathar.

β. 1700s–1800s protospathaire, 1800s protospataire.

γ. 1700s– protospatharius, 1900s– protospatharios.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin protospatharius; Greek πρωτοσπαθάριος.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin protospatharius (8th cent.) and its etymon Byzantine Greek πρωτοσπαθάριος captain of the imperial guards in Byzantium < ancient Greek πρωτο- proto- comb. form + Byzantine Greek σπαθάριος swordsman < ancient Greek σπάθη sword (see spatha n.) + -αριος < classical Latin -ārius -ary suffix¹.With the β. forms compare French protospathaire (1842 or earlier).

historical.

A high-ranking official or dignitary of the Byzantine imperial hierarchy.The title is attested from the 8th to the 14th cent. Until the 10th cent. it was often assigned to provincial governors, though office-holders might also have court, military or judicial functions.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > lifeguard officer > Byzantine

protospatharius1710

1710 W. Nicholls Comment Bk. Common-prayer sig. B2 John Ursini..was made by Basilius the Emperor of Constantinople his Protospathary, or Captain of the Guards.

1754 A. Bower Hist. Popes III. 154 He dispatched Zachary, his Protospatharius, or chief Sword-bearer, into Italy, with an Order to apprehend the Pope, and bring him Prisoner to Constantinople.

1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall IV. liii. 138 Whilst he exercised the office of protospathaire, or captain of the guards, Photius was sent ambassador to the caliph of Bagdad.

1831 W. Scott Count Robert ii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 59 Every one..hath understood this much, that the great Protospathaire..hath me at hatred.

1853 J. Stevenson tr. Ch. Historians Eng. I. 648 The protospataire was sent to summon Sergius.

1881 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 2 158 [The church] was built..by Leo, who held the dignity of Protospatharius under the emperors Basil I., Leo VI., and Constantine VI.

1954 Amer. Jrnl. Archeol. 58 311/1 The expedition of the protospatharius Theoctistus Bryennius..went far towards restoring Byzantine rule to the Peloponnesus.

1986 J. M. Hussey Orthodox Church in Byzantine Empire i. i. 27 The Byzantine protospathar Zacharias, sent soon after the council..to fetch him to Constantinople, was himself attacked and ironically only escaped with the help of papal assistance.

2003 D. F. Burg World Hist. Tax Rebellions 70 Protospatharius was a title awarded to a major official.

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

单词	protospatharius
释义	protospathariusn. Brit. /ˌprəʊtə(ʊ)spəˈθɛːrɪəs/, U.S. /ˈˌproʊdoʊspəˈθɛriəs/ Forms: α. 1700s protospathary, 1900s– protospathar. β. 1700s–1800s protospathaire, 1800s protospataire. γ. 1700s– protospatharius, 1900s– protospatharios. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin protospatharius; Greek πρωτοσπαθάριος. Etymology: < post-classical Latin protospatharius (8th cent.) and its etymon Byzantine Greek πρωτοσπαθάριος captain of the imperial guards in Byzantium < ancient Greek πρωτο- proto- comb. form + Byzantine Greek σπαθάριος swordsman < ancient Greek σπάθη sword (see spatha n.) + -αριος < classical Latin -ārius -ary suffix¹.With the β. forms compare French protospathaire (1842 or earlier). historical. A high-ranking official or dignitary of the Byzantine imperial hierarchy.The title is attested from the 8th to the 14th cent. Until the 10th cent. it was often assigned to provincial governors, though office-holders might also have court, military or judicial functions. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > lifeguard officer > Byzantine protospatharius1710 1710 W. Nicholls Comment Bk. Common-prayer sig. B2 John Ursini..was made by Basilius the Emperor of Constantinople his Protospathary, or Captain of the Guards. 1754 A. Bower Hist. Popes III. 154 He dispatched Zachary, his Protospatharius, or chief Sword-bearer, into Italy, with an Order to apprehend the Pope, and bring him Prisoner to Constantinople. 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall IV. liii. 138 Whilst he exercised the office of protospathaire, or captain of the guards, Photius was sent ambassador to the caliph of Bagdad. 1831 W. Scott Count Robert ii, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 59 Every one..hath understood this much, that the great Protospathaire..hath me at hatred. 1853 J. Stevenson tr. Ch. Historians Eng. I. 648 The protospataire was sent to summon Sergius. 1881 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 2 158 [The church] was built..by Leo, who held the dignity of Protospatharius under the emperors Basil I., Leo VI., and Constantine VI. 1954 Amer. Jrnl. Archeol. 58 311/1 The expedition of the protospatharius Theoctistus Bryennius..went far towards restoring Byzantine rule to the Peloponnesus. 1986 J. M. Hussey Orthodox Church in Byzantine Empire i. i. 27 The Byzantine protospathar Zacharias, sent soon after the council..to fetch him to Constantinople, was himself attacked and ironically only escaped with the help of papal assistance. 2003 D. F. Burg World Hist. Tax Rebellions 70 Protospatharius was a title awarded to a major official. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1710
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