单词 | sub sigillo |
释义 | sub sigilloadv.adj. ‘Under the seal’ (see seal n.2 2b); in confidence, in secret; privately. Also as adj.: confidential, secret. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [adverb] > in confidence under the rose1546 under (the) thumb1577 sub sigillo1623 sub rosa1654 between you and me and the bed-post1830 between (or betwixt) you (and) me and the gatepost1871 under one's hat1885 between you and me and the lamp-post1919 off the record1920 cagily1926 society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > [adverb] > under the seal of confession sub sigillo1777 1613 in M. C. Questier Newslett. Archpresbyterate G. Birkhead (1998) 242 The new Commissarie..hath had some private conference with the cheifest ladie of this land sub sigillo secreto.] 1623 J. Mead in Court & Times James I (1848) II. 406 The forenamed Mr. Elliot told, sub sigillo, some suspicious passages. 1673 J. Dryden Marriage a-la-Mode ii. i. 19 I may tell you, as my friend, sub sigillo, &c. this is that very numerical Lady, with whom I am in love. 1777 H. Walpole Let. 5 Oct. (1840) V. 479 Remember, one tells one's creed only to one's confessor, that is sub sigillo. 1787 J. Mitford Treat. Pleadings Suits Chancery (ed. 2) 243 Pleas of outlawry or excommunication..are always pleaded sub sigillo. 1843 Standard 20 Feb. The Court had the power of making the bankrupt disclose, either publicly or sub sigillo. 1884 W. W. F. Synge Olivia Raleigh xiii. 247 Such matters are supposed to be of the strictest privacy, and to be discussed sub sigillo, as it were. 1914 R. H. Benson Oddsfish! vi. 79 Every word you hear here is sub sigillo. 1919 Eccles. Rev. Feb. 187 How about the case of a confessor who possesses sub sigillo a secret that may benefit the state? 1995 D. Keogh Ireland & Vatican ii. 39 It was to be sub sigillo, or bound by the seal of secrecy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1623 |
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