Civil Listn.

Brit.

/ˌsɪvl ˈlɪst/, U.S.

/ˌsɪvᵻl ˈlɪst/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: civil adj., list n.⁶

Etymology: < civil adj. + list n.⁶

Chiefly British.

Chiefly with the. Originally: a list of items of expenditure for the civil administration of the state, the support of the monarch and royal household, and other official pensions and salaries; the recipients of payments on this list (now chiefly historical). In later use: a fixed annual amount intended to meet certain items of state expenditure, esp. an allowance voted by Parliament to meet the official expenses of the British monarch.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > civil list or privy purse

privy purse1565

Civil List1648

1648 By Svpreame Covncell Confed. Catholicqves Irel. (single sheet) Wee may not (without lycence first had) either conclude Cessation, regulate Armyes, nominate Officers, appoint Commissioners, or dispose of places of trust in the Ciuill list.

1673 Ordinance Lord Lieut. General Ireland (single sheet) Arrears of pay, wages, sallary or pention then due to any persons comprehended within the civil List according to the said Establishment.

1692 T. Brown tr. M.-C. d'Aulnoy Mem. Court Spain i. 210 They consult with the King about the disposing of Bishopricks, and places of Justice, as well as those of the Finances and the Civil List.

1712 E. Budgell Spectator No. 313. ¶17 The Youth..endeavoured to raise himself on the Civil List..[and he] succeeded so well, that he was in a short time made a Judge under the Protector.

1735 Visct. Bolingbroke Diss. upon Parties (ed. 2) 127 All our Princes since..have continued to be, only Proprietors for Life of that Part of the publick Revenue, which is appropriated to their Civil List.

1792 F. Wrangham Reform 9 To the Civil List Monarchy owes its Support; To the Civil List rises the Incense of Court: For Places and Pensions the Laity fawn, The Clergy creep, cringe, and crawl forward for Lawn.

1816 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 13 June 1098 The whole expense of the American civil list..did not amount to much above 400,000l.

1849 H. Martineau Introd. Hist. Peace i. ii. 24 In 1816 it was mentioned that there was a debt of £277,000 upon the Civil List.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xv. 558 The expenses of the royal household are now entirely separated from the expenses of the civil government; but by a whimsical perversion, the name of Civil List has remained attached to..the revenue..appropriated to the expenses of the Royal Household.

1900 Strand Mag. Apr. 402/1 The Serjeant-at-Arms..draws his salary from the House of Lords' Vote in the capacity of an officer serving in that House, and not as a Household officer paid from the Civil List.

1975 B. Donoughue Diary 12 Feb. in Downing St. Diary (2005) xi. 310 Marcia..is also blaming me for the way in which the Civil List increase was slipped through Cabinet.

1991 R. Allison & S. Riddell Royal Encycl. 98/1 In 1760..it was decided that the whole amount of the Civil List should be provided by Parliament in return for the surrender of the hereditary revenues (excepting some small branches).

2002 B. Hoey Her Majesty xv. 229 The Civil List is intended to meet all official expenditure relating to her duties as Head of State and Head of the Commonwealth.

Compounds

Civil List pension n. (originally) any official pension paid by the Civil List (historical); (later) a pension paid by the Consolidated Fund, now esp. one granted by the British monarch on the advice of parliament, in reward for distinction in a branch of the arts, literature, or sciences.

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1810 Parl. Reg. III. 615 The lords commissioners..had declared the royal assent to the loan bill, the vote of credit bill, Scotch civil list pension limitation bill,..and several private bills.

1838 Times 21 Aug. 6/1 On this message was founded the act of the 22d of George III. c., c.82, for the regulation of the civil list. The 19th section of this act provided, that all civil list pensions should be paid in future at the Exchequer.

1949 D. Thomas Let. 8 May (1987) 705 Include my name in the list of those who are supporting the appeal to the Prime Minister for a Civil List Pension to be awarded to Huw Menai.

2005 Guardian (Nexis) 11 May 25 In 1972, the Queen awarded him a civil list pension ‘for services to literature and social history’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	civil list
释义	Civil Listn. Brit. /ˌsɪvl ˈlɪst/, U.S. /ˌsɪvᵻl ˈlɪst/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: civil adj., list n.⁶ Etymology: < civil adj. + list n.⁶ Chiefly British. Chiefly with the. Originally: a list of items of expenditure for the civil administration of the state, the support of the monarch and royal household, and other official pensions and salaries; the recipients of payments on this list (now chiefly historical). In later use: a fixed annual amount intended to meet certain items of state expenditure, esp. an allowance voted by Parliament to meet the official expenses of the British monarch. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > civil list or privy purse privy purse1565 Civil List1648 1648 By Svpreame Covncell Confed. Catholicqves Irel. (single sheet) Wee may not (without lycence first had) either conclude Cessation, regulate Armyes, nominate Officers, appoint Commissioners, or dispose of places of trust in the Ciuill list. 1673 Ordinance Lord Lieut. General Ireland (single sheet) Arrears of pay, wages, sallary or pention then due to any persons comprehended within the civil List according to the said Establishment. 1692 T. Brown tr. M.-C. d'Aulnoy Mem. Court Spain i. 210 They consult with the King about the disposing of Bishopricks, and places of Justice, as well as those of the Finances and the Civil List. 1712 E. Budgell Spectator No. 313. ¶17 The Youth..endeavoured to raise himself on the Civil List..[and he] succeeded so well, that he was in a short time made a Judge under the Protector. 1735 Visct. Bolingbroke Diss. upon Parties (ed. 2) 127 All our Princes since..have continued to be, only Proprietors for Life of that Part of the publick Revenue, which is appropriated to their Civil List. 1792 F. Wrangham Reform 9 To the Civil List Monarchy owes its Support; To the Civil List rises the Incense of Court: For Places and Pensions the Laity fawn, The Clergy creep, cringe, and crawl forward for Lawn. 1816 Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 13 June 1098 The whole expense of the American civil list..did not amount to much above 400,000l. 1849 H. Martineau Introd. Hist. Peace i. ii. 24 In 1816 it was mentioned that there was a debt of £277,000 upon the Civil List. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xv. 558 The expenses of the royal household are now entirely separated from the expenses of the civil government; but by a whimsical perversion, the name of Civil List has remained attached to..the revenue..appropriated to the expenses of the Royal Household. 1900 Strand Mag. Apr. 402/1 The Serjeant-at-Arms..draws his salary from the House of Lords' Vote in the capacity of an officer serving in that House, and not as a Household officer paid from the Civil List. 1975 B. Donoughue Diary 12 Feb. in Downing St. Diary (2005) xi. 310 Marcia..is also blaming me for the way in which the Civil List increase was slipped through Cabinet. 1991 R. Allison & S. Riddell Royal Encycl. 98/1 In 1760..it was decided that the whole amount of the Civil List should be provided by Parliament in return for the surrender of the hereditary revenues (excepting some small branches). 2002 B. Hoey Her Majesty xv. 229 The Civil List is intended to meet all official expenditure relating to her duties as Head of State and Head of the Commonwealth. Compounds Civil List pension n. (originally) any official pension paid by the Civil List (historical); (later) a pension paid by the Consolidated Fund, now esp. one granted by the British monarch on the advice of parliament, in reward for distinction in a branch of the arts, literature, or sciences. ΚΠ 1810 Parl. Reg. III. 615 The lords commissioners..had declared the royal assent to the loan bill, the vote of credit bill, Scotch civil list pension limitation bill,..and several private bills. 1838 Times 21 Aug. 6/1 On this message was founded the act of the 22d of George III. c., c.82, for the regulation of the civil list. The 19th section of this act provided, that all civil list pensions should be paid in future at the Exchequer. 1949 D. Thomas Let. 8 May (1987) 705 Include my name in the list of those who are supporting the appeal to the Prime Minister for a Civil List Pension to be awarded to Huw Menai. 2005 Guardian (Nexis) 11 May 25 In 1972, the Queen awarded him a civil list pension ‘for services to literature and social history’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1648
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