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penult, a. and n.|pɪˈnʌlt|
[Originally an abbreviated way of writing the word penultima.]
A. adj. Last but one, penultimate. (Common in Sc. in 16–17th c., mostly in reference to the day of the month; in later use chiefly scientific.)
1539Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot. in Pitcairn Crim. Trials I. 299* Newȝeris Giftis, þe pennult and last dayis of December. 1589R. Bruce Serm., Isa. xxxviii. (1843) 164 The penult verse of the chapter. 1597Morley Introd. Mus. 76 In your penult and antepenult notes, you stande still with your descant. 1636W. Scot Apol. Narr. (1846) 127 Moderator of the penult General Assembly. 1675Gregory in Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men (1841) II. 266 De Beaune hath that method of removing the penult term..without fractions. 1695Sibbald Autobiog. (1834) 132, I came over the fells to Jedburgh..the penult day of October 1662. 1762Kames Elem. Crit. xviii. (1833) 308 In the penult line, the proper place of the musical pause is at the end of the fifth syllable. 1828Stark Elem. Nat. Hist. II. 160 Lateral appendages of the penult segment..fleshy. 1838Sir W. Hamilton in Reid's Wks. II. 690/1 The penult note applies to these. 1852Dana Crust. i. 76 The penult joint of the eight posterior legs.
B. n.
†1. The last day but one (of a month). Sc.
a1572Knox Hist. Ref. Wks. 1846 I. 144 The Cardinall..caused all Bischoppis..to be convocat to Sanctandrose against the penult of Februare. a1639Spottiswood Hist. Ch. Scot. vi. (1677) 351 They came to London the penult of the moneth. a1670Spalding Troub. Chas. I (Bann. Cl.) 90 Upon Thursday the penult of January.
2. Gram. The last syllable but one.
1828in Webster. 1871Public Sch. Lat. Gram. 6 Words of more than two syllables have their Accent on the Penult when long. 1875Whitney Life Lang. vii. 126 The penult of ‘rædde’ had a long vowel before a doubled consonant. |