单词 | the forty |
释义 | > as lemmasthe forty 2. the forty: a designation applied to certain public bodies in various countries and at various periods, from the number of their members; e.g. to several courts of justice in the Venetian republic; to a body of itinerant justices in ancient Attica, empowered to try petty actions; to the French Academy, and (occasionally) to the Royal Academy of Arts in London. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > [noun] > body of > of specific number septemvirate1624 the forty1821 1821 Ld. Byron Marino Faliero (2nd issue) i. i. 6 'Tis not for us To anticipate the sentence of the Forty. < as lemmas |
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