单词 | rhingyll |
释义 | rhingylln. Welsh History. = ringild n.In quot. a1722 used as a plural. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > other municipal officials > [noun] sergeant1423 town officer1523 dozener1558 varlet1601 culler1663 rhingylla1722 wardman1792 town father1847 presidente1851 a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) I. 194 There came a Priest or Prelate, two Counsellors, and two Rhingill or Serjeants. 1770 J. Cradock Lett. from Snowdon xvii. 117 The plaintiff with his advocate (Rhyngill, wrangler, or if you will serjeant). 1821 Cambro-Briton 3 13 The Serjeant, or Rhingyll, is mentioned with much respect in the Laws of Hywel. a1884 H. Lewis Anc. Laws Wales (1889) iii. 78 In the cantrev or cymwd court, the Rhingyll, or summoning officer or bailiff of the court, stood there before the judge with his spear of three rods. 1911 J. E. Lloyd Hist. Wales I. ix. 311 If he had left no child, the ‘rhingyll’ of the cantref forthwith made his appearance. 1991 S. K. Penman Reckoning (1992) xxvii. 403 One of his rhingylls had attempted to confiscate the goods of a man convicted of receiving stolen property. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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