Rome-runnern.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊmˌrʌnə/, U.S.

/ˈroʊmˌrənər/

Forms: see Rome n. and runner n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Rome n., runner n.¹

Etymology: < Rome n. + runner n.¹

Chiefly depreciative. Now historical.

A person who travels to Rome with the aim of securing a benefice, ecclesiastical privilege, etc. Formerly also: †a person who carries out papal instructions, an agent of the Pope (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > other clergy > [noun] > frequenting Rome

Rome-runnerc1390

Rome-raiker1535

c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. iv. l. 111 (MED) Alle Rome Renners, for Robbeours of bi-ȝonde, Bere no seluer ouer see.

Remonstr. against Romish Corruptions (Titus) (1851) 88 Though oo greet hil of gold were in Ingelond and no man outake siche Rome renneris toke of it.

?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 23 (MED) Þus þes rome renneris beren þe kyngys gold out of oure lond & bryngen aȝen deed leed and heresie and symonye.

1473 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 471 Master Lacy, an other Rome-rennere heere..seythe þat he menyth but an c docatys.

c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 793 (MED) And take a Rome Renner without a lesyng fable, It may wele ryme, but it accordith nought.

1577 in J. Morris Troubles Catholic Forefathers (1872) (modernized text) 1st Ser. i. ii. 79 Masters, you that are sworn, this fellow here, Cuthbert Maine, is, as you see, a Rome-runner.

1613 F. Mason Of Consecration Bishops iv. xii. 185 The Parliament..would by no meanes consent that Rome-runners, should get their benefices as in former time.

1853 Q. Rev. Mar. 340 The Englishry were either too poor to buy them [sc. bulls of dispensation], or sometimes procured them by ‘Rome-runners’ from the fountain head.

1943 Rev. Eng. Stud. 19 5 The printed volume..contains long lists of grants and benefices given..in answer to more or less deserving appeals from English ‘Rome-runners’.

2001 M. Tanner Ireland's Holy Wars ii. 39 One insistent Rome-runner, Tomas Mathghamahna,..secured nomination to a non-existent bishopric located on an island in the Shannon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	rome-runner
释义	Rome-runnern. Brit. /ˈrəʊmˌrʌnə/, U.S. /ˈroʊmˌrənər/ Forms: see Rome n. and runner n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Rome n., runner n.¹ Etymology: < Rome n. + runner n.¹ Chiefly depreciative. Now historical. A person who travels to Rome with the aim of securing a benefice, ecclesiastical privilege, etc. Formerly also: †a person who carries out papal instructions, an agent of the Pope (obsolete). ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > other clergy > [noun] > frequenting Rome Rome-runnerc1390 Rome-raiker1535 c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. iv. l. 111 (MED) Alle Rome Renners, for Robbeours of bi-ȝonde, Bere no seluer ouer see. Remonstr. against Romish Corruptions (Titus) (1851) 88 Though oo greet hil of gold were in Ingelond and no man outake siche Rome renneris toke of it. ?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 23 (MED) Þus þes rome renneris beren þe kyngys gold out of oure lond & bryngen aȝen deed leed and heresie and symonye. 1473 J. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 471 Master Lacy, an other Rome-rennere heere..seythe þat he menyth but an c docatys. c1475 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 793 (MED) And take a Rome Renner without a lesyng fable, It may wele ryme, but it accordith nought. 1577 in J. Morris Troubles Catholic Forefathers (1872) (modernized text) 1st Ser. i. ii. 79 Masters, you that are sworn, this fellow here, Cuthbert Maine, is, as you see, a Rome-runner. 1613 F. Mason Of Consecration Bishops iv. xii. 185 The Parliament..would by no meanes consent that Rome-runners, should get their benefices as in former time. 1853 Q. Rev. Mar. 340 The Englishry were either too poor to buy them [sc. bulls of dispensation], or sometimes procured them by ‘Rome-runners’ from the fountain head. 1943 Rev. Eng. Stud. 19 5 The printed volume..contains long lists of grants and benefices given..in answer to more or less deserving appeals from English ‘Rome-runners’. 2001 M. Tanner Ireland's Holy Wars ii. 39 One insistent Rome-runner, Tomas Mathghamahna,..secured nomination to a non-existent bishopric located on an island in the Shannon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1390
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