terrae filiusn.

/ˈtɛriː ˈfɪlɪəs/

Forms: Plural terræ filii.

Etymology: < Latin terrae fīlius, a son of the earth, a man of unknown origin.

1. A person of obscure parentage.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > person of obscure parentage

mongrel1542

terrae filius1621

a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. E3^v Those Geomanticke spirites, That Hermes calleth Terræ filii.]

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. iii. ii. 393 Let no terræ filius, or vpstart, insult at this which I haue said, no worthy Gentleman take offence.

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. iii. i. 186 As if my father had beene terræ filius.

1679 C. Ness Distinct Disc. Antichrist 7 This is the Terræfilius, the base-born beast that springs out of the earth.

1883 Sat. Rev. 2 June 688/2 Abdel-Kader himself was very far from being terræ filius.

2. Formerly, at the University of Oxford: An orator privileged to make humorous and satirical strictures in a speech at the public ‘act’. (In quot. 1882, applied to a similar orator at Dublin University.) Cf. prevaricator n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > one who makes a speech or speeches > in universities

orator1592

prevaricator1615

varier1615

terrae filius1651

variator1749

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > satire > [noun] > one who employs > at Oxford

terrae filius1651

1651–93 A. Wood Life [passim: see ed. Clark (1900) V. 151/2].

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Terræ-filius..the foole in the Acts at Oxford.

1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 37 Wits..who never..were at all inspir'd from a Tripus's, Terræ-filius's, or Prævarecator's Speech.

1674 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 4) Terræ-filius,..we may call him the bon drol in the Acts at Oxford..who must be a Master of Arts, to qualifie him for this Office, and is commonly chosen out of the best Wits of the University.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1669 (1955) III. 532 The Terræ filius or Universitie bouffoone, entertaind the Auditorie with a..sarcastical rhapsodie.

1713 R. Steele Guardian No. 72. ⁋2 In my time..the Terræ-filius contented himself with being bitter upon the Pope, or chastising the Turk.

1721 N. Amhurst Terræ-filius Ded. It is very uncertain when Terræ-Filius will be able to regain his antient privileges in the Sheldonian theatre.

1721 N. Amhurst Terræ-filius No. 5. 23 All men are not Terræ-Filius's.

1882 Q. Rev. Apr. 389 A scurrilous harangue..for the delivery of which, in the character of Terræ Filius, one of his [Swift's] College acquaintances narrowly escaped expulsion.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	terrae filius
释义	terrae filiusn. /ˈtɛriː ˈfɪlɪəs/ Forms: Plural terræ filii. Etymology: < Latin terrae fīlius, a son of the earth, a man of unknown origin. 1. A person of obscure parentage. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > [noun] > person of obscure parentage mongrel1542 terrae filius1621 a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. E3^v Those Geomanticke spirites, That Hermes calleth Terræ filii.] 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. iii. ii. 393 Let no terræ filius, or vpstart, insult at this which I haue said, no worthy Gentleman take offence. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. iii. i. 186 As if my father had beene terræ filius. 1679 C. Ness Distinct Disc. Antichrist 7 This is the Terræfilius, the base-born beast that springs out of the earth. 1883 Sat. Rev. 2 June 688/2 Abdel-Kader himself was very far from being terræ filius. 2. Formerly, at the University of Oxford: An orator privileged to make humorous and satirical strictures in a speech at the public ‘act’. (In quot. 1882, applied to a similar orator at Dublin University.) Cf. prevaricator n. 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > one who makes a speech or speeches > in universities orator1592 prevaricator1615 varier1615 terrae filius1651 variator1749 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > satire > [noun] > one who employs > at Oxford terrae filius1651 1651–93 A. Wood Life [passim: see ed. Clark (1900) V. 151/2]. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Terræ-filius..the foole in the Acts at Oxford. 1670 J. Eachard Grounds Contempt of Clergy 37 Wits..who never..were at all inspir'd from a Tripus's, Terræ-filius's, or Prævarecator's Speech. 1674 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 4) Terræ-filius,..we may call him the bon drol in the Acts at Oxford..who must be a Master of Arts, to qualifie him for this Office, and is commonly chosen out of the best Wits of the University. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1669 (1955) III. 532 The Terræ filius or Universitie bouffoone, entertaind the Auditorie with a..sarcastical rhapsodie. 1713 R. Steele Guardian No. 72. ⁋2 In my time..the Terræ-filius contented himself with being bitter upon the Pope, or chastising the Turk. 1721 N. Amhurst Terræ-filius Ded. It is very uncertain when Terræ-Filius will be able to regain his antient privileges in the Sheldonian theatre. 1721 N. Amhurst Terræ-filius No. 5. 23 All men are not Terræ-Filius's. 1882 Q. Rev. Apr. 389 A scurrilous harangue..for the delivery of which, in the character of Terræ Filius, one of his [Swift's] College acquaintances narrowly escaped expulsion. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1621
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