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ˈTamerˈlane, ˈTamburˈlaine
European corruptions of Timur lenk = lame Timur, appellation of Timur, the great Tartar conqueror 1335–1405, the title-character of Marlowe's tragedy Tamburlaine 1586, and of Rowe's Tamerlane 1702. Used allusively for a person like Timur, a conqueror, a scourge, a despot. Also attrib. and comb., as Tamerlane-like adj. or adv. Hence ˈTamerlanism nonce-wd.
a1579T. Hacket tr. Amadis of Fr. xii. 306 (Stanf.) A number of Califes, Souldans, Tamberlanes. 1593G. Harvey New Letter Wks. (Grosart) I. 297 The graund Dissease..smiling at his tamberlaine contempt, Sternely struck⁓home the peremptory stroke. 1596Nashe Saffron-Walden Wks. S iv b, Tamburlain-like, hee braues it indefinently in her behalfe. 1598E. Guilpin Skial. (1878) 32 It is the scourge, the Tamberlaine of vice, The three square Tyborne of impieties. c1618Moryson Itin. iv. (1903) 322 The German language..sounding better in the mouth of Tamberlin, than of a Civill man. 1632Massinger Maid of Hon. ii. ii, Page... I'll make Thy back my footstool. Sylli. Tamberlane in little! 1843Carlyle Misc. (1872) VII. 30 Out of it had come Napoleonisms, Tamerlanisms. |