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Britannic, a.|brɪˈtænɪk|
[ad. L. Britannic-us of Britain, or perh. F. Britannique.]
Of Britain, British. Used in His or Her Britannic Majesty.
1641Milton Ch. Discip. ii. (1851) 69 [Thou] didst build up this Britannick Empire. 1695Blackmore Pr. Arth. 237 The Britannic Hero. 1709Steele Tatler No. 6 ⁋12 Envoy Extraordinary from her Britannick Majesty. 1796Morse Amer. Geog. II. 208 On a clear day the three Britannic kingdoms may be seen from this island. 1848W. K. Kelly tr. L. Blanc's Hist. Ten Y. I. 473 His Britannic majesty maintained with St. Petersburg relations of amity.
Hence Briˈtannically adv.: in British fashion; in reference to Great Britain.
1716M. Davies Ath. Brit. II. 11 Whereupon an Active Disobedience very Brittanically ensuing. 1805Ann. Rev. III. 178 This extended portion..is rather locally than britannically interesting. 1869Student II. 183 Several captures of the almost (Britannically) fabulous ‘Bath White’. |