单词 | to play the rex |
释义 | > as lemmasto play the rex b. Similarly to play the rex. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > oppression > oppress [verb (intransitive)] > domineer lord1548 to play rex1556 lord1563 to play the rex1570 domineer1591 seniorize1593 lady1600 squire1672 prime1756 rough-ride1835 imperialize1843 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 67/1 This Theodorius..began to playe the rex, placing and displacing the Bishops at hys pleasure. 1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 72 Roome for a roister,..that will suffer none to play the Rex, but himselfe. a1672 A. Bradstreet Several Poems (1678) 71 His wife Semiramis usurp'd the Throne; She like a brave Uirago playd the Rex And was both shame and glory of her Sex. < as lemmas |
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