单词 | britannical |
释义 | Britannicaladj. Now rare. = British adj. 3. Cf. Britannic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > [adjective] > Britain BritannishOE BritishOE Britona1387 Britannical1548 Britannian1589 Britain1609 Britannic1635 pongo1944 Brit1948 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. ciii v Brytannicall tytles and seignories. 1642 Welshmans Answer sig. A3v Her affections are no wayes tardy to any thing tat [sic] may prove profitable and necessary to her advancement in her Country and te [sic] English people in the Britannicall glory and fame. 1729 J. Lewis & H. Thomas Hist. Great-Brit. 227 (heading) The Description of the Britannical Islandes. 1770 T. Mortimer Student's Pocket Dict. Caius, or Kayes, John, a celebrated English physician and antiquary, medical and Britannical antiq. author. 1835 Western Monthly Mag. Dec. 409 These committees pursue their task with a perseverance more than Britannical. 1995 New Statesman & Society (Nexis) 21 July 30 It was the old Britannical civis sum thing that allowed one to be proud to be associated with the Empire. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1548 |
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