† subviraten.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: sub- prefix, Latin vir , -ate suffix¹.

Etymology: < sub- prefix + classical Latin vir man (see virile adj.) + -ate suffix¹, probably punningly after e.g. triumvirate n., quadrumvirate n., and perhaps also names of chemical compounds in sub- prefix and -ate suffix¹ (e.g. subacetate n., subphosphate n.). N.E.D. (1915) gives the pronunciation as (sɒ·bvireⁱt) /ˈsʌbvɪreɪt/.

humorous. Obsolete.

A class of men who are weaker and less manly than normal men.Apparently an isolated use.

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1861 O. W. Holmes in Atlantic Monthly Sept. 349/2 Our poor ‘Brahmins’..are very commonly pallid, undervitalized, shy, sensitive creatures, whose only birthright is an aptitude for learning,—even these poor New England Brahmins of ours, subvirates of an organizable base as they often are, count as full men.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	subvirate
释义	† subviraten. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: sub- prefix, Latin vir , -ate suffix¹. Etymology: < sub- prefix + classical Latin vir man (see virile adj.) + -ate suffix¹, probably punningly after e.g. triumvirate n., quadrumvirate n., and perhaps also names of chemical compounds in sub- prefix and -ate suffix¹ (e.g. subacetate n., subphosphate n.). N.E.D. (1915) gives the pronunciation as (sɒ·bvireⁱt) /ˈsʌbvɪreɪt/. humorous. Obsolete. A class of men who are weaker and less manly than normal men.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1861 O. W. Holmes in Atlantic Monthly Sept. 349/2 Our poor ‘Brahmins’..are very commonly pallid, undervitalized, shy, sensitive creatures, whose only birthright is an aptitude for learning,—even these poor New England Brahmins of ours, subvirates of an organizable base as they often are, count as full men. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1861
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