单词 | prudhommie |
释义 | prudhommien. rare. Now historical. The character of a prudhomme; discretion, trustworthiness and loyalty, esp. in relation to one's country or sovereign. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [noun] > loyalty and discretion prudhommie1477 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 28 b I put myn armee and my men vnder the conduyte of youre preudhommye and your wysedom. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos i. 11 Renommed of beaulte, wysedome, and prudommye, scyence, prowesse, valyaunce. 1908 J. Owen Skeptics of Ital. Renaissance i. 81 Thus we have virtue, honour, fidelity, prudhommie, and other moral qualities, instead of the usual ‘Cardinal’ and Theological virtues insisted on. 1961 L. A. Manyon tr. M. Bloch Feudal Soc. II. xxiii. 318 Chrétien represents the ‘courtesy’ of the great princely courts of the twelfth century rather than the prudhommie, inspired by religious sentiments, which was in vogue in the following century. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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