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单词 press-warrant
释义 ˈpress-ˌwarrant Now Hist.
[f. press n.2 + warrant n.]
A warrant giving authority to impress men for the service of the navy or army.
a1688Villiers (Dk. Buckhm.) Sea Officers, And in their Pockets carried their Press-Warrants.1770Chron. in Ann. Reg. 147/2 Press-warrants were sent to Portsmouth, and next morning the press-gangs went on board the merchant ships.1904Daily Chron. 3 Sept. 3/2 In 1673–4..Colonel Strode, the Governor of Dover Castle, had refused point blank to execute a press warrant till he knew what Parliament would say.
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