afforcedadj.

Brit.

/əˈfɔːst/, U.S.

/əˈfɔrst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: afforce v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < afforce v. + -ed suffix¹.

Chiefly British Political History.

Of a group or body of people, esp. a deliberative assembly: strengthened by the addition of new members; reinforced.

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1881 B. C. Skottowe Outl. Eng. Constit. Hist. iv. 43 At first the jurors are merely witnesses;..they are..afforced by the addition of people better acquainted with the matter... The original jury tries the case from the evidence supplied by the afforced witnesses.

1922 Trans. Royal Hist. Soc. 5 68 The specially afforced Council which considered the question of bastardy.

1975 Economist (Nexis) 7 June 63 Many parliaments before 1327 did not include borough or shire representatives. They were no more representative than contemporary ‘afforced’ councils.

2009 A. M. Godfrey Civil Justice in Renaissance Scotl. i. 16 The King and Council..dispensing justice, albeit doing so within the duly constituted meeting of Parliament, being itself an afforced sitting of Council.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	afforced
释义	afforcedadj. Brit. /əˈfɔːst/, U.S. /əˈfɔrst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: afforce v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < afforce v. + -ed suffix¹. Chiefly British Political History. Of a group or body of people, esp. a deliberative assembly: strengthened by the addition of new members; reinforced. ΚΠ 1881 B. C. Skottowe Outl. Eng. Constit. Hist. iv. 43 At first the jurors are merely witnesses;..they are..afforced by the addition of people better acquainted with the matter... The original jury tries the case from the evidence supplied by the afforced witnesses. 1922 Trans. Royal Hist. Soc. 5 68 The specially afforced Council which considered the question of bastardy. 1975 Economist (Nexis) 7 June 63 Many parliaments before 1327 did not include borough or shire representatives. They were no more representative than contemporary ‘afforced’ councils. 2009 A. M. Godfrey Civil Justice in Renaissance Scotl. i. 16 The King and Council..dispensing justice, albeit doing so within the duly constituted meeting of Parliament, being itself an afforced sitting of Council. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1881
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