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▪ I. † Brit, Brett, n.2 (and a.) Obs.
Forms: 1 Bret(t, Bryt(t, Brit(t, 4 Brett, 6 Brit, Britt, (9 Hist. Brett).
[OE. Bret (pl. Brettas) a Briton: cf. OCeltic (and L.) Britto; but the OE. form points rather to a variant OCelt. stem *Britt-os, whence perh. the Brittia of Procopius. Hence Brettisc, Bryttisc, British.]
A. n. A Briton: the ordinary name in the O.E. Chronicle; in Scotland applied to the Strathclyde Britons till c 1300, when the ‘Laws between the Scots and the Bretts’ were abolished by Edward I; in later usage only historical.
B. adj. British.
O.E. Chron. an. 890 Butueoh Brettum and Francum, and Brettas him wiþ ᵹefuhton [Laud MS. Bryttum, Brittas]. 1535Stewart Cron. Scot. II. 230 Brit langage for to speik and vse, So that the Britis culd nocht weill refuse. Ibid. 471 All Albione wes in gude rest and peice; Bot[h] Scot and Brit, and Inglismen also. c1630Risdon Surv. Devon §225 (1810) 238 'Twixt Britts and Saxons. 1873Murray Dial. S.C. Scotl. 3 The Bretts or Welsh of Strathclyde long retained their special laws as distinct from the laws of Scotland.
▪ II. Brit, n.3
Colloq. shortening of Briton n. 1 c or Britisher. Also attrib. or as adj.
1901‘Linesman’ Words by Eyewitness (1902) 62 The Brit is at his old game. 1948Wyndham Lewis Let. 3 June (1963) 443 Are you trying to fool the Brit Public..? 1961S. Price Just for Record viii. 69 Your working-class Brit is a glutton for celebrities. 1969R. Petrie Despatch of Dove ii. 106 Goddam Limey! You're a Brit.
▪ III. Brit, n.4
Brit. |brɪt|, U.S. |brɪt|
Forms: 19– BRIT, 19– Brit, 19– brit
[Originally shortened from the name of the British Record Industry Awards (the name originally given to the prizes), and probably influenced also by the first three initial letters of this name. Compare earlier Brit n.3 and also Brit- comb. form.
The name was formally adopted by the British Phonographic Industry in 1989, and is now often interpreted as an abbreviation of Britannia n., with reference to the statuette of Britannia awarded to each winner from that date onwards.]
More fully Brit Award. Each of a number of prizes awarded annually by the British Phonographic Industry for excellence or outstanding achievement in various aspects of the music business; (in pl.) these awards considered collectively, or the ceremony at which they are presented.
1985Music Week 2 Feb. 4/4 Noel Edmonds will compere the BRITS (oops, sorry) British Record Industry Awards. 1987Music Week 14 Feb. 1 (heading) Brits bump up sales. 1989BPI Yearbk. 1989/90 78 The eighth consecutive British Record Industry Awards, now officially called the BRITS, took place on the evening of 13th February 1989 at the Royal Albert Hall. 1993Arena May–June 26/1 Chart success followed... Then came their electric appearance at the otherwise mediocre Brit Awards. 1996Times (Nexis) 5 July After..picking up a Brit Award for Best British Newcomer,..she disappeared. 2006Sunday Mercury (Nexis) 22 Jan. 5 The band have also just been nominated for a Brit for Best Single. |