British Empiren.

Brit.

/ˌbrɪtɪʃ ˈɛmpʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˌbrɪdɪʃ ˈɛmˌpaɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: British adj., empire n.

Etymology: < British adj. + empire n.

†1. The territories occupied by the (Celtic) Britons (Briton n. 1). Obsolete.In quot. 1573 with reference to Britain in the aftermath of Roman rule.

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1573 T. Twyne tr. H. Llwyd Breuiary of Britayne f. 92 Caduanne also, who from prince of Gwynedh, became Kynge of the Britaynes, and his sonne Cadwalla..whilst the British Empyre was in decayinge [L. in inclinatione Britannici imperij]: were valient Kynges.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. v. i. 157/2 And that the borders of this most roiall Tent haue beene wide spread in former times, White of Basingstocke is of opinion, who affirmeth that the limits of the British Empire in old time was from the Orcades vnto the Pyrenean Mountaines.

1734 J. Mottley Stow's Surv. London & Westm. I. i. i. 5/2 London..was..built by the first Founder of the British Empire, and honoured with the Sepulchre of divers of their Kings, as Brute, Locrine, Canodagius, [etc.].

†2. = British Isles n. Obsolete.

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the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > [noun]

British Empire1577

British Isles1577

1577 J. Dee Gen. Mem. Arte Nauig. 3 Of such an Incomparable Ilandish Monarchy, as, this Brytish Impire hath bene: Yea as it, yet, is.

1599 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. i. 9 (margin) Note the Queenes Maiesties royaltie ouer the British Ocean sea, round about the British Empire.

1619 G. Buck Hist. Richard III (1647) III. v. 146 The other Monument of the British Empire, is the Marble-stone..carried into Scotland by King Keneth; after translated to the City of Scone, and..brought out of Scotland by Edward the First into England.

1652 J. Selden Mare Clausum ii. iii. 204 There was one entire Territorie of the British Empire, made up of the Land or continent of great Britain, with the Isles lying about it, and the Seas flowing between in their respective Channels.

1706 Queen an Empress 24 Our Posterity may think it an Improvement in the Polity of the British Empire, to fix by a General law the Number of the Peerage in every Degree... If this shou'd be done hereafter, 'twill..prevent our return to a feudal Constitution.

1724 A. Justice Gen. Treat. Dominion of Sea (new ed.) 34 The British Sea, or the Channel lying between England and France, the Vergivian, the Deucalidonian, and the Caledonian Seas, are properly call'd the British Seas, and as such are subject to the British Empire.

a. The empire consisting of Great Britain and the other British possessions, dominions, and dependencies. Cf. commonwealth n. 6, empire n. 2b, and imperial adj. 2. Now historical (except in some fixed phrases).The emergence of the concept of the British Empire is associated with the rise of Britain as a trading and sea power in the late Middle Ages and the Early Modern period. The first British overseas colonies were established in the 17th cent.; at various times Britain governed areas in the Caribbean, the Americas, the East Indies, India, Australasia, Africa, and elsewhere. The Empire was at its height during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), but it was unable to survive the global political and social changes of the early 20th cent. and any residual colonial power held by Britain was dismantled in the decades following the end of the Second World War (1939–45).MBE, OBE, CBE, etc.: see at entry for first letter. Federation of the British Empire: see at federation n. 1b. See also on which the sun never sets at sun n.¹ Phrases 2a(b).

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society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > [noun] > aggregate of sovereign states under one rule > Commonwealth or former British Empire

British Empire1701

empire1769

commonwealth1917

1619 J. Bainbridge Astron. Descr. Late Comet 7 About the twentie two of Nouember it [sc. the comet] entred the æquinoctiall plaine ouer the Moluccas, Malaca, Sumatra, Abassia, St. Thomas, Guiana;..afterward passing ouer all the regions of the earth, euen ouer the vtmost limites of the British Empire.]

1701 Hist. & Polit. Monthly Mercury Oct. 382 He [sc. the King of France] has rouz'd the Loyalty and Fidelity of the British Empire to their True and Lawful Sovereign, and sharpen'd the Indignation of the Three British Nations against him.

1749 R. Rolt Impartial Representation Conduct Powers Europe I. i. i. 9 Though this was a fair opportunity of..encreasing the trade, riches and power of the British empire, yet the king sent orders to his governors in the West Indies to grant them no supply of provisions.

1765 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 32/2 The most effectual measures will be taken for perpetuating the British empire in all parts of the world.

1799 Scots Mag. June 354 Musical instruments are exported from London to..all the more distant dependencies of the British empire in the East and West Indies.

1813 H. Campbell (title) The Impending Ruin of the British Empire, its Cause and Remedy considered.

1887 Whitaker's Almanack 297 The approximate population of the British Empire is now 321,000,000.

1910 W. Macdonald Dry-farming p. v To all those who believe in the dry-lands of the United States and the British Empire this volume is respectfully inscribed.

1955 C. E. Carrington Rudyard Kipling ix. 228 Dr. Jameson's attempt to filibuster the Transvaal Republic into the British Empire was defeated.

2005 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl. (Nexis) 30 Oct. d7 Your anglomaniacal paean to the British Empire omits all that it meant for the deterioration of the indigenous languages, cultures and societal structures of those who were trampled by British colonization.

†b. Chiefly in British Empire in America: the British colonies of New England. Obsolete.

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1708 J. Oldmixon (title) The British Empire in America, containing the history of the discovery, settlement, progress and present state of all the British colonies on the continent and islands of America.

1746 T. Prince Extraordinary Events Doings of God 16 The Island belong'd originally to the British Empire: Was at first compriz'd in the general Name and grand Patent of New England in 1620.

1748 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 79/2 It has seem'd, to me, worth the while to engage in a war with France, if 'twere for nothing else but to recover this most important island [sc. Cape Breton] to the British empire.

a1794 S. Carr Serm. (1795) II. xxv. 62 The now dismembered provinces of the British empire in America.

Compounds

British Empire Games n. now historical (the original name for) the Commonwealth Games.The first such games were held in 1930. The name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games for the 1954 event and Commonwealth Games for the 1978 event.

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1928 N.Y. Times 16 Aug. 21 (headline) British Empire games planned to take place every 4 years.

1950 Times 6 Feb. 10/1 Sir Bernard Freyberg, V.C., Governor-General of New Zealand, opened the fourth British Empire Games here to-day.

2004 W. Humber Sporting Chance 69 Richardson won the long jump gold medal at the second British Empire Games in London, England, in 1934.

British Empire Medal n. a British medal awarded for civil or military service, instituted in 1917 by Edward VII, and affiliated to the Order of the British Empire; abbreviated B.E.M.Not awarded in Britain since 1993, though still awarded in some Commonwealth countries.In quot. 1901: a medal struck in 1901 to commemorate the accession of King Edward VII and the likelihood of an imminent end to the Boer War (1899–1902).

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1901 Times 21 Dec. 13/4 The attention of collectors and others may be called to the ‘British Empire’ medal which has been struck in gold, silver, and bronze.

1918 Times 4 Apr. 3/5 The Lord Provost..presented the British Empire Medal to Miss Euphemia Cunningham.

1998 J. Iliffe E. Afr. Doctors iii. 37 Swedi Abdullah..spent thirty-six years in the sleeping-sickness service and won the British Empire Medal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	british empire
释义	British Empiren. Brit. /ˌbrɪtɪʃ ˈɛmpʌɪə/, U.S. /ˌbrɪdɪʃ ˈɛmˌpaɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: British adj., empire n. Etymology: < British adj. + empire n. †1. The territories occupied by the (Celtic) Britons (Briton n. 1). Obsolete.In quot. 1573 with reference to Britain in the aftermath of Roman rule. ΚΠ 1573 T. Twyne tr. H. Llwyd Breuiary of Britayne f. 92 Caduanne also, who from prince of Gwynedh, became Kynge of the Britaynes, and his sonne Cadwalla..whilst the British Empyre was in decayinge [L. in inclinatione Britannici imperij]: were valient Kynges. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. v. i. 157/2 And that the borders of this most roiall Tent haue beene wide spread in former times, White of Basingstocke is of opinion, who affirmeth that the limits of the British Empire in old time was from the Orcades vnto the Pyrenean Mountaines. 1734 J. Mottley Stow's Surv. London & Westm. I. i. i. 5/2 London..was..built by the first Founder of the British Empire, and honoured with the Sepulchre of divers of their Kings, as Brute, Locrine, Canodagius, [etc.]. †2. = British Isles n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > [noun] British Empire1577 British Isles1577 1577 J. Dee Gen. Mem. Arte Nauig. 3 Of such an Incomparable Ilandish Monarchy, as, this Brytish Impire hath bene: Yea as it, yet, is. 1599 R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. i. 9 (margin) Note the Queenes Maiesties royaltie ouer the British Ocean sea, round about the British Empire. 1619 G. Buck Hist. Richard III (1647) III. v. 146 The other Monument of the British Empire, is the Marble-stone..carried into Scotland by King Keneth; after translated to the City of Scone, and..brought out of Scotland by Edward the First into England. 1652 J. Selden Mare Clausum ii. iii. 204 There was one entire Territorie of the British Empire, made up of the Land or continent of great Britain, with the Isles lying about it, and the Seas flowing between in their respective Channels. 1706 Queen an Empress 24 Our Posterity may think it an Improvement in the Polity of the British Empire, to fix by a General law the Number of the Peerage in every Degree... If this shou'd be done hereafter, 'twill..prevent our return to a feudal Constitution. 1724 A. Justice Gen. Treat. Dominion of Sea (new ed.) 34 The British Sea, or the Channel lying between England and France, the Vergivian, the Deucalidonian, and the Caledonian Seas, are properly call'd the British Seas, and as such are subject to the British Empire. 3. a. The empire consisting of Great Britain and the other British possessions, dominions, and dependencies. Cf. commonwealth n. 6, empire n. 2b, and imperial adj. 2. Now historical (except in some fixed phrases).The emergence of the concept of the British Empire is associated with the rise of Britain as a trading and sea power in the late Middle Ages and the Early Modern period. The first British overseas colonies were established in the 17th cent.; at various times Britain governed areas in the Caribbean, the Americas, the East Indies, India, Australasia, Africa, and elsewhere. The Empire was at its height during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), but it was unable to survive the global political and social changes of the early 20th cent. and any residual colonial power held by Britain was dismantled in the decades following the end of the Second World War (1939–45).MBE, OBE, CBE, etc.: see at entry for first letter. Federation of the British Empire: see at federation n. 1b. See also on which the sun never sets at sun n.¹ Phrases 2a(b). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > [noun] > aggregate of sovereign states under one rule > Commonwealth or former British Empire British Empire1701 empire1769 commonwealth1917 1619 J. Bainbridge Astron. Descr. Late Comet 7 About the twentie two of Nouember it [sc. the comet] entred the æquinoctiall plaine ouer the Moluccas, Malaca, Sumatra, Abassia, St. Thomas, Guiana;..afterward passing ouer all the regions of the earth, euen ouer the vtmost limites of the British Empire.] 1701 Hist. & Polit. Monthly Mercury Oct. 382 He [sc. the King of France] has rouz'd the Loyalty and Fidelity of the British Empire to their True and Lawful Sovereign, and sharpen'd the Indignation of the Three British Nations against him. 1749 R. Rolt Impartial Representation Conduct Powers Europe I. i. i. 9 Though this was a fair opportunity of..encreasing the trade, riches and power of the British empire, yet the king sent orders to his governors in the West Indies to grant them no supply of provisions. 1765 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 32/2 The most effectual measures will be taken for perpetuating the British empire in all parts of the world. 1799 Scots Mag. June 354 Musical instruments are exported from London to..all the more distant dependencies of the British empire in the East and West Indies. 1813 H. Campbell (title) The Impending Ruin of the British Empire, its Cause and Remedy considered. 1887 Whitaker's Almanack 297 The approximate population of the British Empire is now 321,000,000. 1910 W. Macdonald Dry-farming p. v To all those who believe in the dry-lands of the United States and the British Empire this volume is respectfully inscribed. 1955 C. E. Carrington Rudyard Kipling ix. 228 Dr. Jameson's attempt to filibuster the Transvaal Republic into the British Empire was defeated. 2005 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl. (Nexis) 30 Oct. d7 Your anglomaniacal paean to the British Empire omits all that it meant for the deterioration of the indigenous languages, cultures and societal structures of those who were trampled by British colonization. †b. Chiefly in British Empire in America: the British colonies of New England. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1708 J. Oldmixon (title) The British Empire in America, containing the history of the discovery, settlement, progress and present state of all the British colonies on the continent and islands of America. 1746 T. Prince Extraordinary Events Doings of God 16 The Island belong'd originally to the British Empire: Was at first compriz'd in the general Name and grand Patent of New England in 1620. 1748 Gentleman's Mag. Feb. 79/2 It has seem'd, to me, worth the while to engage in a war with France, if 'twere for nothing else but to recover this most important island [sc. Cape Breton] to the British empire. a1794 S. Carr Serm. (1795) II. xxv. 62 The now dismembered provinces of the British empire in America. Compounds British Empire Games n. now historical (the original name for) the Commonwealth Games.The first such games were held in 1930. The name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games for the 1954 event and Commonwealth Games for the 1978 event. ΚΠ 1928 N.Y. Times 16 Aug. 21 (headline) British Empire games planned to take place every 4 years. 1950 Times 6 Feb. 10/1 Sir Bernard Freyberg, V.C., Governor-General of New Zealand, opened the fourth British Empire Games here to-day. 2004 W. Humber Sporting Chance 69 Richardson won the long jump gold medal at the second British Empire Games in London, England, in 1934. British Empire Medal n. a British medal awarded for civil or military service, instituted in 1917 by Edward VII, and affiliated to the Order of the British Empire; abbreviated B.E.M.Not awarded in Britain since 1993, though still awarded in some Commonwealth countries.In quot. 1901: a medal struck in 1901 to commemorate the accession of King Edward VII and the likelihood of an imminent end to the Boer War (1899–1902). ΚΠ 1901 Times 21 Dec. 13/4 The attention of collectors and others may be called to the ‘British Empire’ medal which has been struck in gold, silver, and bronze. 1918 Times 4 Apr. 3/5 The Lord Provost..presented the British Empire Medal to Miss Euphemia Cunningham. 1998 J. Iliffe E. Afr. Doctors iii. 37 Swedi Abdullah..spent thirty-six years in the sleeping-sickness service and won the British Empire Medal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1573
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