akakian.

Brit.

/əˈkakɪə/,

/əˈkɑːkɪə/, U.S.

/əˈkɑkiə/

Forms: 1700s–1800s acacia, 1900s– akakia.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin acacia; Greek ἀκακία.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin acacia (1588 or earlier) and its etymon Byzantine Greek ἀκακία, perhaps a transferred use of ancient Greek ἀκακία guilelessness (see acacy n.). Compare French acacia (1704).

historical.

A cloth bag believed to contain earth or dust, shown in the hands of some eastern Roman emperors and consuls on coins and medals.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > [noun] > specific

keyOE

sword?c1475

the seals?a1500

pillara1529

post1598

umbrella1653

akakia1731

1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) II Acacia, [with Medallists] a kind of roll resembling a bag, seen on medals in the hands of several of the consuls and emperors, after Anastasius.

1775 W. Hutchinson Spirit of Masonry ix. 161 Acacia—Akakia, in antiquity a roll or bag, represented on the medals of the Greek and Roman Emperors: some think it is only a handkerchief, which they used as a signal; others take it for a volume or roll of memorandums or petitions; and others will have it to be a purple bag filled with earth, to remind the prince of his mortality.

1850 R. J. King Anschar iii. iii. 313 It is only the most illustrious and most exalted persons who are permitted the honour of exchanging so much as a single word with one who, like his Amplitude, is entitled to the ivory chair and the purple Acacia.

1901 Jrnl. Theol. Stud. 2 392 The other insignia are..(2) the akakia.., the little purple bag of earth, carried as a reminder of the emperor's origin and a suggestion of humility.

1968 P. Grierson Catal. Byzantine Coins in Dumbarton Oaks Coll. & in Whitemore Coll. II. i. iv. 80 Where the emperor wears a loros he usually holds a mappa (later akakia) and sometimes an eagle-topped scepter or a cross.

2003 J. Birrell tr. G. Dagron Emperor & Priest i. i. 36 A cloth pouch filled with earth, the akakia, was placed in his hand at the same time as the insignia of power.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	akakia
释义	akakian. Brit. /əˈkakɪə/, /əˈkɑːkɪə/, U.S. /əˈkɑkiə/ Forms: 1700s–1800s acacia, 1900s– akakia. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin acacia; Greek ἀκακία. Etymology: < post-classical Latin acacia (1588 or earlier) and its etymon Byzantine Greek ἀκακία, perhaps a transferred use of ancient Greek ἀκακία guilelessness (see acacy n.). Compare French acacia (1704). historical. A cloth bag believed to contain earth or dust, shown in the hands of some eastern Roman emperors and consuls on coins and medals. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > [noun] > specific keyOE sword?c1475 the seals?a1500 pillara1529 post1598 umbrella1653 akakia1731 1731 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (ed. 2) II Acacia, [with Medallists] a kind of roll resembling a bag, seen on medals in the hands of several of the consuls and emperors, after Anastasius. 1775 W. Hutchinson Spirit of Masonry ix. 161 Acacia—Akakia, in antiquity a roll or bag, represented on the medals of the Greek and Roman Emperors: some think it is only a handkerchief, which they used as a signal; others take it for a volume or roll of memorandums or petitions; and others will have it to be a purple bag filled with earth, to remind the prince of his mortality. 1850 R. J. King Anschar iii. iii. 313 It is only the most illustrious and most exalted persons who are permitted the honour of exchanging so much as a single word with one who, like his Amplitude, is entitled to the ivory chair and the purple Acacia. 1901 Jrnl. Theol. Stud. 2 392 The other insignia are..(2) the akakia.., the little purple bag of earth, carried as a reminder of the emperor's origin and a suggestion of humility. 1968 P. Grierson Catal. Byzantine Coins in Dumbarton Oaks Coll. & in Whitemore Coll. II. i. iv. 80 Where the emperor wears a loros he usually holds a mappa (later akakia) and sometimes an eagle-topped scepter or a cross. 2003 J. Birrell tr. G. Dagron Emperor & Priest i. i. 36 A cloth pouch filled with earth, the akakia, was placed in his hand at the same time as the insignia of power. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1731
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