under-agentn.

Brit.

/ˈʌndərˌeɪdʒ(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈəndərˌeɪdʒənt/

Etymology: under- prefix¹ 3a(a).

A sub-agent.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > one who acts for another > subordinate

under-agent1677

subagent1683

subfactor1701

1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra ii. iv. 245 The Woman Jezabel..was Satan's under-Agent.

1679 E. Everard Depositions Popish Plot 2 I askt her..who were the leading-men in the contrivance, and who the Under-agents to carry it on?

1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 225. ¶3 Discretion..is like an Under-Agent of Providence to guide and direct us in the ordinary Concerns of Life.

1733 T. Steward Ordination Charge You [sc. clergymen] are made Ministers of Christ, and, as I may say, his Under-Agents.

a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) xii. 470 Words are but under-agents in their souls.

1883 Manch. Guard. 15 Oct. 5/3 The Earl of Dalhousie was driving near Carnoustie with his under agent.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	under-agent
释义	under-agentn. Brit. /ˈʌndərˌeɪdʒ(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌeɪdʒənt/ Etymology: under- prefix¹ 3a(a). A sub-agent. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > one who acts for another > subordinate under-agent1677 subagent1683 subfactor1701 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra ii. iv. 245 The Woman Jezabel..was Satan's under-Agent. 1679 E. Everard Depositions Popish Plot 2 I askt her..who were the leading-men in the contrivance, and who the Under-agents to carry it on? 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 225. ¶3 Discretion..is like an Under-Agent of Providence to guide and direct us in the ordinary Concerns of Life. 1733 T. Steward Ordination Charge You [sc. clergymen] are made Ministers of Christ, and, as I may say, his Under-Agents. a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) xii. 470 Words are but under-agents in their souls. 1883 Manch. Guard. 15 Oct. 5/3 The Earl of Dalhousie was driving near Carnoustie with his under agent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1677
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