empowermentn.

Brit.

/ɪmˈpaʊəm(ə)nt/,

/ɛmˈpaʊəm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ᵻmˈpaʊərmənt/,

/ɛmˈpaʊərmənt/

Forms: see empower v. and -ment suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: empower v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < empower v. + -ment suffix.

The state or fact of being empowered; the action or an act of empowering; (now) esp. the fact or action of acquiring more control over one's life or circumstances through increased civil rights, independence, self-esteem, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > delegated authority > [noun]

powerc1300

bailliec1305

commission1344

empery?c1400

authorityc1405

lieutenance1524

subcommission1617

by-authority1622

lieutenancya1631

empowerment1651

attribution1796

society > authority > delegated authority > investing with delegated authority > [noun]

authorizing?a1425

authorization1472

enablinga1586

commissioning1622

commissionating1645

empowerment1651

commission1883

1651 J. Graunt Truths Defender Ep. Ded. sig. A2 Some strange undertakers in point of Church-Governement, who thought they had done well, and yet missed at a great distance the marks both divin and humane, not onely in that which concerned their impowerment, but also thier direction for government.

1664 Last Disc. Lord Warestoune 8 I do here submit and commit my Soul and Body..unto the Lord's choicest Mercies, Graces, Favours, Services, Imployments, Impowerments, Injoyments, Improvements and Inheritments.

1708 Act in Addition to Act for Relief of Idiots & Distracted Persons 26 May in Acts & Laws Massachusetts-Bay (1714) 200 By Licence and Impowerment as aforesaid.

1849 J. Brown Mem. Rev. J. Fisher ii. 29 in D. Young Mem. A. Moncrieff They followed up this remarkable empowerment..by removing the sentences, etc.

1883 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. II. 1369 An all-conquering conviction of divine vocation and empowerment.

1931 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 156 58/2 If this empowerment of the Department of Justice..were submitted to the American public throughout the country, I am convinced that they would be carried in a plebiscite or a referendum, 99 to 1.

1970 Jet 12 Nov. 25/1 The Black Agenda, the whole thrust of which is empowerment and enrichment of Black people.

2005 L. Leblanc Pretty in Punk v. 163 For punk girls, the possibilities of creating such a reinscription of femininity within the parameters of punk served as a form of empowerment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	empowerment
释义	empowermentn. Brit. /ɪmˈpaʊəm(ə)nt/, /ɛmˈpaʊəm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ᵻmˈpaʊərmənt/, /ɛmˈpaʊərmənt/ Forms: see empower v. and -ment suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: empower v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < empower v. + -ment suffix. The state or fact of being empowered; the action or an act of empowering; (now) esp. the fact or action of acquiring more control over one's life or circumstances through increased civil rights, independence, self-esteem, etc. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > [noun] powerc1300 bailliec1305 commission1344 empery?c1400 authorityc1405 lieutenance1524 subcommission1617 by-authority1622 lieutenancya1631 empowerment1651 attribution1796 society > authority > delegated authority > investing with delegated authority > [noun] authorizing?a1425 authorization1472 enablinga1586 commissioning1622 commissionating1645 empowerment1651 commission1883 1651 J. Graunt Truths Defender Ep. Ded. sig. A2 Some strange undertakers in point of Church-Governement, who thought they had done well, and yet missed at a great distance the marks both divin and humane, not onely in that which concerned their impowerment, but also thier direction for government. 1664 Last Disc. Lord Warestoune 8 I do here submit and commit my Soul and Body..unto the Lord's choicest Mercies, Graces, Favours, Services, Imployments, Impowerments, Injoyments, Improvements and Inheritments. 1708 Act in Addition to Act for Relief of Idiots & Distracted Persons 26 May in Acts & Laws Massachusetts-Bay (1714) 200 By Licence and Impowerment as aforesaid. 1849 J. Brown Mem. Rev. J. Fisher ii. 29 in D. Young Mem. A. Moncrieff They followed up this remarkable empowerment..by removing the sentences, etc. 1883 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. II. 1369 An all-conquering conviction of divine vocation and empowerment. 1931 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 156 58/2 If this empowerment of the Department of Justice..were submitted to the American public throughout the country, I am convinced that they would be carried in a plebiscite or a referendum, 99 to 1. 1970 Jet 12 Nov. 25/1 The Black Agenda, the whole thrust of which is empowerment and enrichment of Black people. 2005 L. Leblanc Pretty in Punk v. 163 For punk girls, the possibilities of creating such a reinscription of femininity within the parameters of punk served as a form of empowerment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1651
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