well-gottenadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈɡɒtn/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈɡɑtn/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and gotten adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., gotten adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + gotten adj. Compare ill-gotten adj.

Esp. of wealth, treasure, or the like: obtained by fair means; honourably gained. Cf. ill-gotten adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > [adjective] > obtained or acquired > by good means

well-gottenc1515

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxviii. 235 Duke Naymes wolde take neuer a peny, for he thought al that rychys was not wel goten.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 844/1 Well gotten, de bon acquest.

1534 G. Joye in tr. Dauids Psalter f. 200^v Lo, these are their heretage, sonnes, wel goten goodes, and the childerne of the lorde.

1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xlv. 110 If one happen vpon a bag of Gold, Silver, Pearle, or precious Stones, it is held well gotten, provided it be cleanly stolne.

1656 A. Cowley Mistress (new ed.) 76 in Poems I'll the well-gotten Pleasure Safe in my Mem'orie Treasure.

1745 ‘Philolaos’ Two Lett. in J. Gibson Jrnl. Late Siege 41 Honest Industry is the..Mother of fair Trade, and well gotten Wealth.

1774 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 63 222 The crop of wheat where it was well gotten was tolerable good.

1855 Ld. Tennyson Maud iv. iii, in Maud & Other Poems 16 Your father has wealth well-gotten, and I am nameless and poor.

1873 Eclectic Mag. May 612/2 Does it strike you that the wealth which comes from opium can be well-gotten wealth?

1985 T. M. Franck Nation against Nation i. 22 They can enjoy in peace the fruits of their—for the most part—well-gotten gains.

1997 C. J. Robinson Black Movements Amer. i. 2 Economic independence fueled a desire for..the right to keep a larger share of both the plunder and the well-gotten goods.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-gotten
释义	well-gottenadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈɡɒtn/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈɡɑtn/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and gotten adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., gotten adj. Etymology: < well adv. + gotten adj. Compare ill-gotten adj. Esp. of wealth, treasure, or the like: obtained by fair means; honourably gained. Cf. ill-gotten adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [adjective] > obtained or acquired > by good means well-gottenc1515 c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxviii. 235 Duke Naymes wolde take neuer a peny, for he thought al that rychys was not wel goten. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 844/1 Well gotten, de bon acquest. 1534 G. Joye in tr. Dauids Psalter f. 200^v Lo, these are their heretage, sonnes, wel goten goodes, and the childerne of the lorde. 1622 R. Hawkins Observ. Voiage South Sea xlv. 110 If one happen vpon a bag of Gold, Silver, Pearle, or precious Stones, it is held well gotten, provided it be cleanly stolne. 1656 A. Cowley Mistress (new ed.) 76 in Poems I'll the well-gotten Pleasure Safe in my Mem'orie Treasure. 1745 ‘Philolaos’ Two Lett. in J. Gibson Jrnl. Late Siege 41 Honest Industry is the..Mother of fair Trade, and well gotten Wealth. 1774 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 63 222 The crop of wheat where it was well gotten was tolerable good. 1855 Ld. Tennyson Maud iv. iii, in Maud & Other Poems 16 Your father has wealth well-gotten, and I am nameless and poor. 1873 Eclectic Mag. May 612/2 Does it strike you that the wealth which comes from opium can be well-gotten wealth? 1985 T. M. Franck Nation against Nation i. 22 They can enjoy in peace the fruits of their—for the most part—well-gotten gains. 1997 C. J. Robinson Black Movements Amer. i. 2 Economic independence fueled a desire for..the right to keep a larger share of both the plunder and the well-gotten goods. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1515
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