† exercentadj.n.

Etymology: < Latin exercent-em, present participle of exercēre to exercise v.

Obsolete.

A. adj.

That is actively exercising the duties of his calling or profession, or the characteristic functions of his office. Said esp. of an advocate: That is practising his profession, in practice.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > working > [adjective] > carrying on a profession

exercent1610

practising1625

1610 D. Owen Herod & Pilate Reconciled ix. 52 The Tyrant exercent:..a Prince, that doth wilfully dissolue all, or the chiefest compacts of the commonwealth.

1720 J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (rev. ed.) I. i. xxiv. 155/2 The Doctors Exercent in these Courts in the year 1694, being Forty four.

1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.

1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 56 The Judge may oblige every exercent Advocate to give his Patronage and Assistance unto a Litigant in Distress for want of an Advocat.

1857 Act 20 & 21 Victoria c. 77. §116 ‘The College of Doctors of Law exercent in the Ecclesiastical and Admiralty Courts’, incorporated under that style..22nd June 8 Geo. III.]

B. n.

One who exercises or follows a profession.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > one following specific occupation

occupier1450

occupationer1593

exercent1720

1720 J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (rev. ed.) I. i. xxiv. 155/2 Anno 1585, the Doctors then inhabiting the Commons, and Exercents in these Courts were..but Sixteen or Seventeen in all.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	exercent
释义	† exercentadj.n. Etymology: < Latin exercent-em, present participle of exercēre to exercise v. Obsolete. A. adj. That is actively exercising the duties of his calling or profession, or the characteristic functions of his office. Said esp. of an advocate: That is practising his profession, in practice. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > [adjective] > carrying on a profession exercent1610 practising1625 1610 D. Owen Herod & Pilate Reconciled ix. 52 The Tyrant exercent:..a Prince, that doth wilfully dissolue all, or the chiefest compacts of the commonwealth. 1720 J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (rev. ed.) I. i. xxiv. 155/2 The Doctors Exercent in these Courts in the year 1694, being Forty four. 1721–1800 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 56 The Judge may oblige every exercent Advocate to give his Patronage and Assistance unto a Litigant in Distress for want of an Advocat. 1857 Act 20 & 21 Victoria c. 77. §116 ‘The College of Doctors of Law exercent in the Ecclesiastical and Admiralty Courts’, incorporated under that style..22nd June 8 Geo. III.] B. n. One who exercises or follows a profession. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > one following specific occupation occupier1450 occupationer1593 exercent1720 1720 J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (rev. ed.) I. i. xxiv. 155/2 Anno 1585, the Doctors then inhabiting the Commons, and Exercents in these Courts were..but Sixteen or Seventeen in all. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1610
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