| 单词 | proveditor general |
| 释义 | > as lemmasProveditor General Proveditor General n. [after Italian †proveditor generale (1642 or earlier in the passage translated in quot. 1648)] now historical (esp. in the Venetian Republic) the highest-ranking official having the title of ‘Proveditor’ in any area; (more generally) the governor, overseer, or commander of a colony or region (cf. sense 1). ΚΠ 1648 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Gualdo Priorato Hist. Late Warres xv. 19 Whereupon those grave Fathers not failing in their requisite wisdome, chose Luigi Sforzi Procurator of St. Marke.., to be their Proveditor Generall [It. Proueditor Generale]. 1680 P. Rycaut Hist. Turks II. 121 Into Friuli, Francisco Morosini was dispatched in quality of Proveditor General with supreme Power and Authority. 1701 London Gaz. No. 3706/1 Proveditore-General Molino, who has the Chief Command of the Venetian Forces in Italy. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 107 By the Help of our Proveditor-General..we fared very well. 1809 Times 23 May 2/2 Zara (Dalmatia) April 15. The Proveditor-General has issued the following Proclamation. 1876 Indiana (Pa.) Progress 13 Jan. The supreme command was vested in the Proveditor General, a noble of high rank and distinguished service. 1967 Slavic Rev. 26 237 The Venetian forces..under the Proveditor General, Daniele Delfino, successfully attacked the Ottoman armies. 1995 Technol. & Culture 36 109 A Venetian who went to Crete in 1583 as physician to the proveditor general of Candia. < as lemmas |
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