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‖ Anno Domini, phr.|ˈænəʊ ˈdɒmɪnaɪ|
[L. ‘in the year of (our) Lord’; usually written a.d.]
a. In the year of the Christian era; in the year since (the reputed date of) the birth of Christ.
1579W. Fulke Heskins's Parl. 389 Whome M. Heskins..affirmeth to haue liued Anno Dom. 511. 1818Moore Fudge Fam. iii. 68 Here toddles along some old figure of fun, With a coat you might date Anno Domini One.
b. jocular colloq. as n. Advanced or advancing age. Also attrib.
1885F. Gale Hon. R. Grimston xvi. 284 Whenever he felt less able to do things than formerly, he used to say he was afraid ‘Anno Domini’ was the cause. 1892F. Pollock Leading Cases 93 Yet nothing mortal may deny The march of Anno Domini Not e'en the Senior Fellow. 1900Daily News 3 Feb. 2/5, I suffer from an incurable complaint—the complaint of Anno Domini. 1906E. V. Lucas Fireside & Sunshine 186 When the time came for A. to take the bat he was unable to do so. Anno Domini asserted itself. 1921Times 31 Mar., My resignation is due to what we call the anno Domini clause, which has come into operation. |