单词 | rebellant |
释义 | rebellantadj.n. A. adj. Rebellious. In early use predicative with to. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > [adjective] wilda1300 rebel1340 rebellious?c1450 rebellant?a1475 mutinous1564 mutine1584 Whiggish1699 rebelly1705 yoof1986 ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1869) II. 217 (MED) That other infortuny is exterialle, that man scholde haue his inferior rebellante [a1387 J. Trevisa tr. rebel; L. rebellantem] to hym, in that he was inobediente to God his maker. 1641 E. Dering Coll. Speeches on Relig. (1642) xi. 38 Although my..reason be rebellant to your conclusions. 1782 T. Pownall Two Memorials 17 He would not dare to hold in your Majesty's presence, an opinion that any such treaty should be held with rebellant subjects. 1859 J. D. Mereweather Diary Working Clergyman 69 My little friend looked round on the rebellant crew. 1911 Proc. Royal Soc. B. 84 p. viii His views were bold and imaginative. Constantly obliged to work through committees, he always remained somewhat rebellant against the delays inherent to that system. A rebel. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > [noun] > one who rebels rebel1340 rebeller1398 revolter1576 revolt1585 rebellant1586 Whig1683 révolté1792 kicker1888 1586 W. Warner Albions Eng. iii. xviii. 76 Rebellants to a common good, and sinning without awe. 1614 Bp. J. King Vitis Palatina 37 Recusants now in their wane, when their strength is not fully ripened; they will proue rebellants in their full moone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.?a1475 |
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