单词 | companionship |
释义 | companionshipn. 1. a. The fact or state of being companions; association, fellowship. Also: the fact or position of being a person's companion. Also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > accompaniment > [noun] concomitancea1535 companionship1548 companyship1548 companionry1595 concomitancya1617 attendancya1626 accompaniment1767 companionment1803 associatedness1862 attendedness1862 society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > [noun] ymonec888 i-mennessec1050 meanc1175 ferredc1200 fellowshipa1225 fellowredc1230 sameningc1230 companyc1275 monec1300 conversationc1340 meanness1340 affinity?c1400 companyingc1443 compernagea1500 frequentation?1520 society1529 convoying1543 companionship1548 companyship1548 combining1552 haunt1552 community1570 unition1584 consociation1593 companionry1595 sodality1602 conversinga1610 converse1610 consorting1611 consociety1624 consociating1625 togetherness1656 association1659 consortiona1682 sociality1758 mixture1764 junction1783 consortation1796 conversancy1798 mingling1819 companionage1838 boon companionship1844 mateship1849 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. John x. f. lxxiiiiv As there is an exact companionship of power betwene my father and me; so there is a full consent of will. ?1585 W. C. Aduentures Ladie Egeria sig. B3 Our mutual companionship tasting the pleasaunt ioyes and delightsome sweetes of tender youth, concorded with infringeable amitie. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iii. ii. 50 That it [sc. your policy] shall hold Companionship in Peace With Honour, as in Warre. View more context for this quotation 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra iii. vi. 39 Whatever pleasure may be supposed to arise from revengeful Pride or companionship in evil, he [sc. the Devil] hath of that in full measure. 1777 H. Mackenzie Julia de Roubigné I. vi. 58 The nature of that companionship, which they mistake for friendship, is really destructive of its existence. 1794 Oracle & Public Advertiser 29 Dec. A person, near forty, a widow, having a small income, would be happy in being privileged to the companionship of a lady in years, of a serious turn of mind. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede I. i. vi. 128 So as to bring the red brick into terms of friendly companionship with the limestone ornaments. 1925 Amer. Mercury Feb. 190/1 No organization..has done more for promoting companionship between parents, teachers and children than the P.T. associations. 1975 J. Lees-Milne Diary 28 Apr. in Through Wood & Dale (2001) 27 He is an exceedingly clever boy which should make our companionship easy; yet,..it is hard to click in a hurry. 2000 G. Lloyd in C. Mackenzie & N. Stoljar Relational Autonomy v. 117 The ties of companionship and loyalty that bind him. b. The fact or state of having a companion or companions; the company of others, esp. (in later use) friends or friendly people; society. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1603 R. Rogers Seuen Treat. vi. ix. 530 To misspende the time in foolish iesting,..in wantonnesse of the eie, euill companionship, &c. 1624 W. Jemmat Spirituall Trumpet 234 In places of lewd resort, and in the companionship of euill men. 1732 Gentleman's Mag. May 763/2 My consummate Honesty and agreeable Companion-ship, have been much vilified and disparag'd. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho I. iii. 85 My dogs I take with me more for companionship than for game. 1816 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto III xiii. 9 The desert, forest, cavern, breaker's foam, Were unto him companionship. 1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story I. xvi. 116 She may miss the cheerful companionship of..young ladies of her own age. 1946 National Geographic Mag. July 79/2 The long..telephone conversations in the evening show youth's hunger for companionship. 1989 E. Dunlop Valley of Deer xiv. 87 Polly was grateful for Anne's companionship, which filled a void of loneliness in her life. 2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 2 July 29/3 One of the pleasures of climbing is companionship. c. An instance of friendship or fellowship; an association or relationship as companions. ΚΠ a1632 T. Taylor Christs Victorie over Dragon (1633) 547 Hath it beene of power to call thee from thy bad customes and companionships? 1719 C. Johnson Masquerade iv. ii. 58 From a Plentiful Fortune and a Vertuous Education, to a Companionship with a Crew of the most abandoned Profligates. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela IV. iii. 22 To one who loves you for your dear Soul's sake..and who looks forward to a Companionship with you. 1780 E. Capell Notes & Var. Readings Shakespeare II. iii. 120/1 Constancy in friendships, companionships. 1862 R. Vaughan Eng. Nonconformity 127 Amidst the felon companionships of the common jails. 1881 Bible (Amer. Rev.) 1 Cor. xv. 33 Evil companionships corrupt good morals. 1950 Pop. Mech. Nov. 243 Every trip brings new adventures and new companionships. 2010 K. Plummer Sociol. ii. 31 Sociologists try to explain..the belongings and companionships which humans create. d. A group of companions; a body of associated people or things. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a company or body of persons > [noun] ferec975 flockOE gingc1175 rout?c1225 companyc1300 fellowshipc1300 covinc1330 eschelec1330 tripc1330 fellowred1340 choira1382 head1381 glub1382 partya1387 peoplec1390 conventc1426 an abominable of monksa1450 body1453 carol1483 band1490 compernagea1500 consorce1512 congregationa1530 corporationa1535 corpse1534 chore1572 society1572 crew1578 string1579 consort1584 troop1584 tribe1609 squadron1617 bunch1622 core1622 lag1624 studa1625 brigadea1649 platoon1711 cohort1719 lot1725 corps1754 loo1764 squad1786 brotherhood1820 companionhood1825 troupe1825 crowd1840 companionship1842 group1845 that ilk1845 set-out1854 layout1869 confraternity1872 show1901 crush1904 we1927 familia1933 shower1936 society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a companion or associate > [noun] > collectively fellowship1451 companionship1842 1842 Chartist Circular 2 Apr. 547/1 They then separated in companionships of two and three, and..departed in various directions. 1865 Reader 19 Aug. 199 The sponge fishery..is chiefly carried on by companionships of from twenty to thirty boats, for mutual support and protection. 1907 G. Massey Anc. Egypt I. vii. 422 They are a group, a brotherhood, a companionship of powers originally seven in number. 1982 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 5 Dec. vi. 46 A nation of three million people is small enough to be a family or a companionship. 2008 W. Vondey People of Bread v. 173 The Church expresses itself as a companionship of the faithful. 2. Chiefly with capital initial. The rank or status of Companion in an order of knighthood. See companion n.1 4a. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > knight > [noun] > dignity of a companion companionship1672 1672 E. Ashmole Inst. Order of Garter iii. 96 Most of those Knights..advanced to a Companionship. 1750 M. Butler Case & Conduct Ded. p. xi The best of Kings has lately bestow'd the Badge of Royal Companionship upon the Descendant of so many loyal Heroes. 1776 A. Bicknell Hist. Edward Prince of Wales 130 No order of Knighthood was ever graced with the companionship of so many sovereign Princes. 1870 Daily News 19 Jan. Five Companionships are also distributed. 1879 Queen's Regul. in Navy List July (1882) 486/2 The buckle of the Companionship of the Bath. 1907 Times of India 15 Jan. 7/2 The High Commissioner for Northern Nigeria has presented the Sultan of Sokoto with the Companionship of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. 2011 J. Shute Henry Ayers xix. 228 Governor Robinson sent Sir Henry a note indicating that a Companionship in the ancient Order of the Bath was imminent. 3. Esp. in French contexts: a period of time, typically a set number of years, spent as a companion (companion n.1 8); the state of being a journeyman. Now historical. ΚΠ 1776 A. Smith Inq. Wealth of Nations I. i. x. 150 He [sc. a craftsman in France] must..serve five years more as a journeyman. During this latter term he is called the companion of his master, and the term itself is called his companionship . View more context for this quotation 1852 J. Ward Adolphe Renouard iii. 35 Companionship was a kind of noviciate which the members of several crafts were compelled to go through. 1903 Craftsman Dec. 234 The period of apprenticeship and of ‘companionship’ was strictly fixed. 1986 A. Goldhammer tr. D. Roche in J.-L. Ménétra Jrnl. of my Life Comm. 282 In the glass trade, the duration of companionship was set at six years. 2004 R. Lipsey Spiritual in 20th-cent. Art (new ed.) xi. 182 The journeyman's life is one of provisional companionship with the master. 4. Printing. A group of compositors working together under a foreman or clicker (clicker n. 1c) appointed by themselves. Cf. ship n.2 Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > printer > [noun] > compositor > body of companionship1808 ship1875 1808 C. Stower Compositor's & Pressman's Guide 93 These misunderstandings..often take place in companionships of three or four compositors. 1824 J. Johnson Typographia II. xiii. 482 In companionships no man should be suffered to hold too large a taking of copy. 1883 Fortn. Rev. Apr. 489 The manuscript is given to a number of men who are arranged in a group, which is called a ‘companionship’, and these are, or ought to be, occupied continuously on the book till it is done. 1936 C. J. Holmes Self & Partners viii. 129 Collimore, the clicker of my companionship, was a pleasant fellow. 2003 M. Belson On the Press i. 52 There were two companionships for apprentices. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1548 |
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