英语词汇“neck-verse”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

neck-verse

/ˈnɛkvəːs/

noun

A Latin verse printed in black letter (usually the beginning of Psalm 51 Miserere mei Deus, ‘Have mercy upon me, O God’) formerly set before a person claiming benefit of clergy, by reading which he might prove his clerical status and hence save his neck. In later use historical.

The test was based on the assumption that the ability to read Latin was a clerical prerogative, but the verse was sometimes also memorized by laymen in order to claim benefit of clergy..

Origin

Late 15th century; earliest use found in Mankind. From neck + verse.

单词	neck-verse
释义	neck-verse /ˈnɛkvəːs/ noun A Latin verse printed in black letter (usually the beginning of Psalm 51 Miserere mei Deus, ‘Have mercy upon me, O God’) formerly set before a person claiming benefit of clergy, by reading which he might prove his clerical status and hence save his neck. In later use historical. The test was based on the assumption that the ability to read Latin was a clerical prerogative, but the verse was sometimes also memorized by laymen in order to claim benefit of clergy.. Origin Late 15th century; earliest use found in Mankind. From neck + verse.
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