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Savoyard, n. and a.|səˈvɔɪɑːd|
[a. F. savoyard (fem. -arde), f. Savoie: see Savoy and -ard.]
A. n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Savoy.
Well known in other countries as musicians itinerating with hurdy-gurdy and monkey.
1756–7tr. Keysler's Trav. (1760) I. 271 The steward of the houshold is the marquis de Coudray,..a Savoyard. 1770[see hurdy-gurdy 1]. 1839Penny Cycl. XV. 517/1 They [sc. marmots] are taken by the Savoyards and others principally that they may be exhibited by those itinerants. 1906W. Walker Calvin vii. 166 The Savoyards pressed Geneva and made travel unsafe on the roads.
2. An inhabitant of the precinct of the Savoy Palace in London, which formerly possessed the right of sanctuary.
a1700B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Rum-dukes, the boldest Fellows amongst the Alsatians, Minters, Savoyards, &c. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. xxii. IV. 775 At length, in 1697, a bill for abolishing the franchises of these places..received the royal assent. The Alsatians and Savoyards were furious.
3. a. A member of the D'Oyly Carte company which originally played at the Savoy theatre in productions of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. b. A devotee of the Savoy operas. Cf. Savoy 3.
1890W. S. Gilbert (title) Songs of a Savoyard. 1893G. B. Shaw in World 11 Oct. 24/2, I enjoyed it [sc. Utopia Limited] and..the majority of Savoyards will share my appreciation of it. 1908R. Barrington Rec. 35 Years' Exper. Eng. Stage xxi. 265 To have been an ‘old Savoyard’, that is to say, one of the original company, seems to confer not only a great measure of dignity but..a greater natural activity in old age. 1922Glasgow Herald 26 July 9/1 The death is announced of Mr George Thorne, the famous Savoyard..well known to the older generation of Glasgow admirers of Gilbert and Sullivan. He..appeared regularly with the [D'Oyly Carte] company at the Royalty Theatre, Glasgow. 1930Times 24 Mar. 15/5 As an old Savoyard and senior vice-president of the Gilbert and Sullivan Society, I..heard with dismay Mr. Henry Lytton's tentative announcement of his possible retirement. 1961Times 12 Dec. 5/3 In Trial by Jury..we remarked with horror..an anachronism as horrible to the designers of Printing House Square as is the fear of a rock 'n roll Mikado to good Savoyards. 1977Times 14 July 12/7 While..the words and music of Gilbert and Sullivan are the main attraction, Savoyards have a powerful respect for the spirit of the original productions. 1978Lancashire Life Feb. 62/1 My music teacher was the mother of Martyn Green the world-famous Savoyard, who was a Boltonian.
B. adj. Belonging to Savoy.
1741M. W. Montagu Let. 15 Nov. (1966) II. 259 This Town [sc. Chambéry]..is wholly inhabited by the poor Savoyard Nobillity. 1820Ranken Hist. France vii. i. VII. 238 The Savoyard army. 1841James Brigand ii, Why baron, who would have thought to meet you thus in a Savoyard inn? 1905Ld. Coleridge Story of Devonshire House xvi. 239 You will find the girl in the garden with a coarse Savoyard straw hat. 1975P. Topping in Setton & Hazard Hist. Crusades III. v. 154 The Savoyard prince secretly intrigued with Theodore despite his agreements with Venice. |