Rittmeistern.

Brit.

/ˈrɪtˌmʌɪstə/, U.S.

/ˈrɪtˌmaɪstər/

Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Rittmeister.

Etymology: < German Rittmeister (16th cent.) < Ritt act of riding, ride, formerly also ‘unit of cavalry’ (see ride n.²) + Meister master n.¹, perhaps after Middle Low German ritmēster , ritmeister or the similarly-formed Middle Dutch ritmeester , attested earliest in an area bordering Germany (Dutch ritmeester ). Compare earlier Rittmaster n.

Military. Now chiefly historical.

In German-speaking contexts: (a title for) a captain in a cavalry regiment; = Rittmaster n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > specific rank of cavalry officer

cornet1579

Rittmaster1587

exempt1670

rough-rider1740

veld-cornet1802

Rittmeister1827

cavalry officer1838

troop sergeant1853

1827 N. L. Beamish tr. F. W. Bismark Lect. Tactics Cavalry 121 The Rittmeister (Captain), had, likewise, a Lieutenant, and a Serjeant; the Cornet carried the standard.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vii. v. 225 This..fell into the hands of vigilant Rittmeister Katte.

1915 N.Y. Times 18 Apr. 4/4 Your correspondent took the Rittmeister's word for it that there was brisk rifle firing ahead.

1941 R. A. Bell tr. P. Gaxotte Frederick the Great ii. 56 Fritz..had already questioned the Rittmeister in vain.

1990 A. Madsen Coco Chanel xxix. 240 Theodor Momm was a cavalry captain... Rittmeister Momm's job was to mobilize the French textile industry and to assimilate its resources into the German war effort.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rittmeister
释义	Rittmeistern. Brit. /ˈrɪtˌmʌɪstə/, U.S. /ˈrɪtˌmaɪstər/ Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Rittmeister. Etymology: < German Rittmeister (16th cent.) < Ritt act of riding, ride, formerly also ‘unit of cavalry’ (see ride n.²) + Meister master n.¹, perhaps after Middle Low German ritmēster , ritmeister or the similarly-formed Middle Dutch ritmeester , attested earliest in an area bordering Germany (Dutch ritmeester ). Compare earlier Rittmaster n. Military. Now chiefly historical. In German-speaking contexts: (a title for) a captain in a cavalry regiment; = Rittmaster n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > specific rank of cavalry officer cornet1579 Rittmaster1587 exempt1670 rough-rider1740 veld-cornet1802 Rittmeister1827 cavalry officer1838 troop sergeant1853 1827 N. L. Beamish tr. F. W. Bismark Lect. Tactics Cavalry 121 The Rittmeister (Captain), had, likewise, a Lieutenant, and a Serjeant; the Cornet carried the standard. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vii. v. 225 This..fell into the hands of vigilant Rittmeister Katte. 1915 N.Y. Times 18 Apr. 4/4 Your correspondent took the Rittmeister's word for it that there was brisk rifle firing ahead. 1941 R. A. Bell tr. P. Gaxotte Frederick the Great ii. 56 Fritz..had already questioned the Rittmeister in vain. 1990 A. Madsen Coco Chanel xxix. 240 Theodor Momm was a cavalry captain... Rittmeister Momm's job was to mobilize the French textile industry and to assimilate its resources into the German war effort. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1827
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