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单词 albertine
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Albertineadj.

Brit. /ˈalbətiːn/, U.S. /ˈælbərˌtin/
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Albert , -ine suffix1.
Etymology: < the name of Albert III (German Albrecht), Duke of Saxony (1443–1500), from whom this dynastic line originates + -ine suffix1.
historical.
Designating the younger line of the house of Frederick of Saxony, originating from his son Albert (1443–1500). Cf. Ernestine adj.
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1694 tr. L. Moréri Great Hist. Dict. The Albertine line.
1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V II. vi. 426 That Prince, the head of the Albertine, or younger branch of the Saxon family, possessed, as marquis of Misnia and Thuringia, extensive territories.
1841 Penny Cycl. XX. 493/2 Albert and Ernest, who were the founder of the Albertine and Ernestine lines.
1863 Ann. Reg. 1862 483/2 While the princes of the Ernestine line were thus contending for the Reformation, those of the Albertine branch were among the most formidable adherents of the Emperor.
1962 R. A. G. Carson Coins 366 In the original partition the electorate of Saxony was in the portion of Ernest but was transferred from the Ernestine line to the Albertine line by the emperor Charles V in 1547.
2004 16th Cent. Jrnl. 35 271 The initial chapter shows..the claim of the Albertine line of the Wettin dynasty to the electorate.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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