âme damnéen.

Brit.

/ˌam daˈneɪ/,

/ˌɑːm daˈneɪ/, U.S.

/ˌɑm dɑˈneɪ/

Inflections: Plural âmes damnées.

Forms: 1700s– ame damnée, 1800s– ame damné (irregular), 1800s– âme damné (irregular), 1800s– âme damnée.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French âme damnée.

Etymology: < French âme damnée person slavishly devoted to another (1690), figurative use of âme damnée soul which is in hell (c1400 or earlier in Middle French as ame dampnee ) < âme soul (end of the 9th cent. in Old French as anima , 10th cent. as aneme , c1100 as anme ; < classical Latin anima soul, spirit: see anima n.) + damnée , feminine of damné (see damned adj.).Not fully naturalized in English. In plural form âmes damnées after the French plural form.

A person slavishly devoted to another, and willing to carry out onerous (and sometimes disreputable) services on his or her behalf; a puppet; a tool.

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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > [noun] > subsidiary or contributory help > a subsidiary help > person

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1797 Biogr. Anecd. Founders French Republic I. *368 This real ame damnée of the chief of the Decemviri, attended upon his master every evening.

1823 W. Scott Peveril IV. xii. 288 He is the ame damnée of every one about my court—the scape-goat, who is to carry away all their iniquities.

1875 J. W. De Forest Playing the Mischief xxxv. 124 He was her âme damnée; he continued to work at her scandalous business with the devotion which love inspires.

1917 H. H. Asquith Let. 13 Nov. (1933) I. 46 We are having Col. House, the Head of the American ‘Mission’, to lunch; he is President Wilson's own particular âme damnée.

1938 S. Beckett Murphy iv. 54 Neary..boarded the first train for Dublin, accompanied by his âme damnée and man-of-all work, Cooper.

2004 L. L. Bongie From Rogue to Everyman iii. xi. 241 Her âme damnée as well as her protégé, Berryer throughout his career defended the interests of the royal mistress.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	âme damnée
释义	âme damnéen. Brit. /ˌam daˈneɪ/, /ˌɑːm daˈneɪ/, U.S. /ˌɑm dɑˈneɪ/ Inflections: Plural âmes damnées. Forms: 1700s– ame damnée, 1800s– ame damné (irregular), 1800s– âme damné (irregular), 1800s– âme damnée. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French âme damnée. Etymology: < French âme damnée person slavishly devoted to another (1690), figurative use of âme damnée soul which is in hell (c1400 or earlier in Middle French as ame dampnee ) < âme soul (end of the 9th cent. in Old French as anima , 10th cent. as aneme , c1100 as anme ; < classical Latin anima soul, spirit: see anima n.) + damnée , feminine of damné (see damned adj.).Not fully naturalized in English. In plural form âmes damnées after the French plural form. A person slavishly devoted to another, and willing to carry out onerous (and sometimes disreputable) services on his or her behalf; a puppet; a tool. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > [noun] > subsidiary or contributory help > a subsidiary help > person helpa1325 yeoman1363 suffragana1450 assistant?1541 under-minister1543 under-aid1579 under-fellowa1586 adjutant1622 deacon1642 under-builder1651 subsidiary1661 under-instrument1673 helper1686 understrappera1704 âme damnée1797 bottle holder1816 acolyte1829 cad1836 bellows-blower1865 sidekick1893 side-kicker1894 Watson1927 stooge1955 1797 Biogr. Anecd. Founders French Republic I. 368 This real ame damnée* of the chief of the Decemviri, attended upon his master every evening. 1823 W. Scott Peveril IV. xii. 288 He is the ame damnée of every one about my court—the scape-goat, who is to carry away all their iniquities. 1875 J. W. De Forest Playing the Mischief xxxv. 124 He was her âme damnée; he continued to work at her scandalous business with the devotion which love inspires. 1917 H. H. Asquith Let. 13 Nov. (1933) I. 46 We are having Col. House, the Head of the American ‘Mission’, to lunch; he is President Wilson's own particular âme damnée. 1938 S. Beckett Murphy iv. 54 Neary..boarded the first train for Dublin, accompanied by his âme damnée and man-of-all work, Cooper. 2004 L. L. Bongie From Rogue to Everyman iii. xi. 241 Her âme damnée as well as her protégé, Berryer throughout his career defended the interests of the royal mistress. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1797
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