请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 electo
释义

electon.

Etymology: < Spanish electo, past participle of elegir elect v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: eˈlecto.
Obsolete.
A leader or commander chosen by mutineers. (Also adapted as elect n.2 3.)
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > mutiny > [noun] > mutineer > leader chosen by mutineers
electo1609
electa1781
1609 Bible (Douay) I. Num. xiv. comm. Verie mutiners themselves do ever choose such a one, & cal him, the Electo.
1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. ii. v. §3. 299 The Israelites..consulted to choose them a Captaine (or as they call it now-a-daies, an Electo).
1650 R. Stapleton tr. F. Strada De Bello Belgico viii. 5 The old souldiers, after the manner of seditions, created a Generall, whom they called the Electo.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
<
n.1609
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/9/20 20:25:48