单词 | signorship |
释义 | signorshipn. Now rare. With possessive adjective: a title of respect given to a man normally addressed as ‘signor’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for a man > in languages other than English Messer1566 signory1585 signor1592 signore1594 mynheer1605 signorship1633 tuan1779 Bwana1860 meneer1899 oga1917 Thakin1920 sayyid1964 1633 J. Shirley Bird in Cage iii. i. sig. F2 I leaue your wise Signiorships to the mercy of your Garters. 1636 P. Massinger Great Duke of Florence iv. i. sig. G3 'Tis a device..as shal make your Signiorship know I have not beene your Butlar for nothing. a1640 P. Massinger Guardian i. i, in 3 New Playes (1655) 1 Make choice Of either title, which your signiorship please. 1761 C. Hervey tr. in Let. 15 July in Lett. from Portugal, Spain, Italy & Germany (1785) III. xxix. 341 I do not know whether your most excellent signorship has practised farriery so much as myself. 1878 Western 4 701 You see, there are two of us, and we can't divide fair without your signorship makes it an even number! 1933 J. Gibbons Old Italy & New Mussoliniland i. 7 An Italian..with a bit of English deferentially broke in to inquire how long it might have been since my Signorship was last in Rome. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1633 |
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