单词 | quesited |
释义 | quesitedadj.n. A. adj. Chiefly Astrology. Sought for; asked or enquired about. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > astrology > [adjective] > inquired about quesited1647 the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [adjective] > relating to mathematical enquiry > sought for quesited1647 quesititiousa1690 1647 W. Lilly Christian Astrol. vi. 49 Significator of the Querent or thing quesited. a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 20 The remains are the Numbers quesited. 1796 Ball's Astrolo-physical Compend. (new ed.) ii. 67 If the lord of the ascendant or Moon, be in the fourth from the ascendant..the quesited party is dead. 2001 P. Tuitéan & E. Daniels Essent. Wicca 406/2 In Horary astrology the thing or person inquired about—‘quesited’—must be precise so that the astrologer can accurately determine which house or planet to look to for the answer. B. n. Astrology. A thing or person enquired about. Cf. querent n.1 ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > astrology > [noun] > astrologer > one who consults > thing or person inquired about quesited1647 1647 W. Lilly Christian Astrol. xx. 123 The Quesited is he or she, or the thing sought and enquired after. 1697 R. Ball Astrolo-physical Compend. i. 66 These Rules have the same signification upon the body of the Quesited. 1723 R. Ball Astrol. Improv'd (ed. 2) 80 If the Significators of the Querent and Quesited do not behold each other, by a good Aspect, 'tis an Argument the Thing enquired after will not be brought to Perfection. 1789 M. Sibly tr. P. Titi Astron. & Elem. Philos. 89 The house which signifieth the thing demanded or sought after..represents the Quesited. 1881 J. H. Shorthouse John Inglesant (new ed.) I. xv. 282 A very good argument that the querent should see the quesited speedily. 1918 W. B. Yeats in G. Harper Making of Yeats's Vision II. (1987) 45 In horaries on phases the person asking the question places the quesited at phases unless the question is about himself only. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1647 |
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