单词 | the best wisdoms |
释义 | > as lemmasthe best wisdoms (a) plural as attribute of a number of persons; hence, with possessive, as a title of dignity or respect, esp. for the members of a deliberative assembly; also jocularly or ironically. Similarly, without possessive, as in the best wisdoms = the wisest men. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > wise man, sage > [noun] wise manc888 wisec897 witec900 snoterc950 divinera1387 sage1399 mage?a1425 wisdom1432 wizardc1440 sapientc1550 Solomon1554 oracle1579 sophy1587 Solon1631 sapientipotent1656 magus1700 wiseacre1753 sageshipa1832 Yoda1984 1432 Rolls of Parl. IV. 403/2 To the right wyse and discrete Commens of this present Parlement... Please hit unto youre worthy and noble wisdoms and discretions [etc.]. 1447–8 Shillingford's Lett. (Camden) 108 As hit appereth of recorde the whiche they remytte to your wysedomys. 1536 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 2 As by your wisedomes ye shall thinke may best serue for the kinges highnes purpose. 1587 D. Fenner Def. Godlie Ministers sig. Iiiv It may please their wisedomes, who are to be Iudges, to consider. 1619 J. Denison Heauenly Banquet 317 I will leaue that to their wisedomes who haue place of gouernment. 1631 G. Markham Countrey Contentm. (ed. 4) i. xix. 103 Many of the best wisedomes of our Nation. 1794 J. Wolcot Ode to Tyrants in Wks. (1812) III. 253 Even Folly..freely on your Wisdoms cracks her jokes. < as lemmas |
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