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▪ I. Ricardian, a. and n.|rɪˈkɑːdɪən|
[f. the name Ricardo: see def.]
A. adj. Of, pertaining to, or accepting the doctrines of the political economist David Ricardo (1772–1823).
1863Fawcett Pol. Econ. ii. iii. 118 Political economists of the Ricardian type. 1878F. A. Walker Money i. iv. 86 The Ricardian economist..declares that he sees no advantage in an increase of money above its former level. 1887Ashley Eng. Woollen Indust. Pref. 9 The truth or falsehood of the main Ricardian doctrines.
B. n. A follower or adherent of Ricardo.
1886Encycl. Brit. XX. 294/1 In his great work he kept clear of the exaggerated abstraction of the Ricardians.
Hence Riˈcardianism.
1887Pall Mall G. 18 Oct. 3/2 Mr. Henry George with his revolutionary Ricardianism.
▪ II. Ricardian, a.2 and n.2|rɪˈkɑːdɪən|
[f. med.L. Ricard-us Richard + -ian.]
A. adj.
a. Of or pertaining to the time of Richard I, II, or III of England; belonging to or characteristic of this period; supporting King Richard or his policies.
1941A. Steel Richard II iv. 116 The mildly Ricardian Monk of Westminster and the extremely hostile Walsingham. 1977Times Lit. Suppl. 25 Feb. 224/4 English writings after the Black Death, especially the great Ricardian poets. 1984C. Hammond (title) Ricardian Britain: A guide to places connected with Richard III.
b. spec. Of, pertaining to, or advocating the view that Richard III was a just king misrepresented historically on the basis of antagonistic Tudor propaganda.
1963Ricardian May 1 May we take this opportunity of asking all members to send their Ricardian theories, entries, articles..donations and malmsey butts to Miss C. M. Cook. 1977G. Awdry Richard III Society f. 14v, Academics' wary or hostile attitude to the Ricardian propositions. 1978Sunday Times (Colour Suppl.) 15 Jan. 20/3 On behalf of the Richard III Society, Potter has conducted a correspondence in The Times with anti-Ricardian historian, A. L. Rowse. 1983J. Potter Good King Richard? xxvi. 263 The correspondence columns of The Times provide a regular battleground for Ricardian skirmishing.
B. n. One who adheres to the view that Richard III was a just king (see sense b above); a historian sympathetic to Richard III; also, a member of the Richard III Society.
The Ricardian: the Journal of the Richard III Society was first published in 1961.
1977G. Awdry Richard III Society f. 24, The Hon. Donald F. Lybarger..had evidently been an unattached, unfound individual Ricardian for some time. 1983Financial Times 10 Sept. i. 12/3 Ricardians do not accept that their king was responsible for the death of the princes held in the Tower of London. 1983J. Potter Good King Richard? xxvi. 255 In 1956 this..body was re-constituted..under the title of the Richard III Society, and revisionists began to call themselves Ricardians. 1985Smithsonian Mar. 84/2 Ricardians have made considerable strides in recent years, and the patron of the Richard III Society in London is now a member of..[the] Royal Family. |