单词 | alguazil |
释义 | alguaziln. In Spain, Latin America, and other areas of Spanish influence: an officer of justice, a constable. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > law-enforcement or peace-officer > [noun] > one whose duty is arresting offenders provosta1382 alguazila1530 prévôt1577 shoulder-clappera1616 provo1692 trap1705 felon-setter1864 arrester1880 society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > judge > [noun] > in European countries podestate1589 alguazil1651 guazil1665 podestà1768 a1530 E. Lee in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1846) 3rd Ser. II. clix. 105 Againe your Grace must have Alguazeles and Aposintadors wiche must bee sent [from] this Contre. 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 2257/2 The Alguisiel, or Sergeant of the sayd Inquisition, might come and apprehend the body of the sayd Nicolas Burton. 1651 A. Weldon Court & Char. King James (new ed.) 43 An Allagozy, which is a great officer or judge in Spain. 1670 London Gaz. ccccxcvii/3 The Alguasils having got together about 150 persons, set upon 20 Souldiers. 1712 W. Rogers Cruising Voy. 200 Algozils or Serjeants. 1770 G. Baretti Journey London to Genoa III. lx. 161 Pray, stop them, or the Alguazils will be here in a minute, and carry us all to the devil. 1841 T. B. Macaulay Warren Hastings in Edinb. Rev. Oct. 202 Died of rage and shame in the gripe of the vile alguazils of Impey. 1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico ii. ii. 240 An alguasil suddenly sprang on him from behind and pinioned his arms. 1880 Daily Tel. 22 Sept. The powers of the School Board and their alguazils cease with the lighting of the street lamps. 1934 A. Huxley Beyond Mexique Bay 175 An alguazil stood on his left with a heavy cowhide whip. 1987 tr. T. Gautier in Dance Chron. 10 40 They fight until the arrival of the alguazils. 1994 C. McCarthy Crossing 384 The alguacil carried a short sword. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1530 |
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