† existimationn.

Forms: 1500s existimacion, 1500s existimatioun (Scottish), 1500s existymacion, 1500s existymatyon, 1500s exystymacyon, 1500s exystymatyon, 1600s–1900s existimation.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French existimation; Latin existimātiōn-, existimātiō.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French existimacion, existimation judgement (c1370), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin existimātiōn-, existimātiō forming of an opinion, opinion, view, judgement, favourable opinion, public opinion, reputation < existimāt- , past participial stem of existimāre existimate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹.

literary. Obsolete (in later use humorously pedantic).

1. An opinion, esp. one based on reasoning; a judgement. Cf. estimation n. 4a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > [noun]

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1535 W. Marshall tr. Marsilius of Padua Def. of Peace iii. i. f. 137^v The existymacion or opynyon, and the desyre, and enforcement, by whiche the bysshoppe of Rome, and the companye of his clergye,..laboure to possesse seculer domynyons..superfluouslye.

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes ii. f. 175^v He was tendre and fauourable to his frendes, & beare with theim albeeit no ferther then he lawfully might without empechemente of the existimacion and credence of a iudge [L. integra iudicis opinione].

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. viii. 94 Faith is proper to a wise man, for it is a firm existimation.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Existimation, a thinking or judging. [Also in Bailey (1721).]

2. Valuation in respect of excellence or merit; appreciation; worth in the opinion of others, reputation, credit; = estimation n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > [noun]

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a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 100 Such honowre & exystymatyon as ys gyven to maryed men.

1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Hvi One rather wyllynge the harme..of the weale publyque then annye..dymynutyon of hys owne existymatyon [L. quam opinionis de se iacturam facere].

1602 L. Lloyd Stratagems of Ierusalem vii. 293 The credite and existimation of soothsayers was such among the Romanes, that they could dispossesse any Senator from the Senate.

1670 R. Graham Angliæ Speculum Morale Pref. He who striveth to wound his Brother's Existimation, at the same time stabbeth his own.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 456. ⁋6 Mens Existimation [ed. 4 (1718): Estimation] follows us according to the Company we keep.

a1771 C. Smart Rejoice in Lamb (1939) vii. 72 My existimation is good even amongst the slanderers.

1864 Continental Monthly Oct. 440/2 Existimation greatly I desire; 'Tis so expectible I have sad fears That..you will not Exquire my meaning.

1907 Machinists Monthly Jrnl. Nov. 1039/2 Draw oblectations from the thought if you can of having synchronically lost the existimation of the greatest poet since Milton.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	existimation
释义	† existimationn. Forms: 1500s existimacion, 1500s existimatioun (Scottish), 1500s existymacion, 1500s existymatyon, 1500s exystymacyon, 1500s exystymatyon, 1600s–1900s existimation. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French existimation; Latin existimātiōn-, existimātiō. Etymology: < (i) Middle French existimacion, existimation judgement (c1370), and its etymon (ii) classical Latin existimātiōn-, existimātiō forming of an opinion, opinion, view, judgement, favourable opinion, public opinion, reputation < existimāt- , past participial stem of existimāre existimate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. literary. Obsolete (in later use humorously pedantic). 1. An opinion, esp. one based on reasoning; a judgement. Cf. estimation n. 4a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > [noun] weenc888 doomc900 advicec1300 wonec1300 opiniona1325 sentence1340 sight1362 estimationc1374 witc1374 assent1377 judgementa1393 supposinga1393 mindc1400 reputationc1400 feelingc1425 suffrage1531 counta1535 existimation1535 consent1599 vote1606 deem1609 repute1610 judicaturea1631 estimate1637 measure1650 sentiment1675 account1703 sensation1795 think1835 1535 W. Marshall tr. Marsilius of Padua Def. of Peace iii. i. f. 137^v The existymacion or opynyon, and the desyre, and enforcement, by whiche the bysshoppe of Rome, and the companye of his clergye,..laboure to possesse seculer domynyons..superfluouslye. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes ii. f. 175^v He was tendre and fauourable to his frendes, & beare with theim albeeit no ferther then he lawfully might without empechemente of the existimacion and credence of a iudge [L. integra iudicis opinione]. 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. viii. 94 Faith is proper to a wise man, for it is a firm existimation. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Existimation, a thinking or judging. [Also in Bailey (1721).] 2. Valuation in respect of excellence or merit; appreciation; worth in the opinion of others, reputation, credit; = estimation n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > [noun] nameeOE talec1175 fame?c1225 lose1297 creancec1330 stevenc1374 opinionc1384 credencec1390 recorda1393 renowna1400 reputationc1400 reportc1425 regardc1440 esteema1450 noisea1470 reapport1514 estimation1530 savour1535 existimationa1538 countenancea1568 credit1576 standing1579 stair1590 perfumec1595 estimate1597 pass1601 reportage1612 vibration1666 suffrage1667 rep1677 face1834 odour1835 rap1966 a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 100 Such honowre & exystymatyon as ys gyven to maryed men. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Hvi One rather wyllynge the harme..of the weale publyque then annye..dymynutyon of hys owne existymatyon [L. quam opinionis de se iacturam facere]. 1602 L. Lloyd Stratagems of Ierusalem vii. 293 The credite and existimation of soothsayers was such among the Romanes, that they could dispossesse any Senator from the Senate. 1670 R. Graham Angliæ Speculum Morale Pref. He who striveth to wound his Brother's Existimation, at the same time stabbeth his own. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 456. ⁋6 Mens Existimation [ed. 4 (1718): Estimation] follows us according to the Company we keep. a1771 C. Smart Rejoice in Lamb (1939) vii. 72 My existimation is good even amongst the slanderers. 1864 Continental Monthly Oct. 440/2 Existimation greatly I desire; 'Tis so expectible I have sad fears That..you will not Exquire my meaning. 1907 Machinists Monthly Jrnl. Nov. 1039/2 Draw oblectations from the thought if you can of having synchronically lost the existimation of the greatest poet since Milton. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1535
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