Feniann.adj.

Brit.

/ˈfiːnɪən/, /ˈfiːnjən/, U.S.

/ˈfiniən/, /ˈfinjən/

Etymology: < Old Irish féne ‘one of the names of the ancient population of Ireland’ (Windisch), confused in modern times with fíann feminine collective, the name of a body of warriors who are said to have been the defenders of Ireland in the time of Finn and other legendary Irish kings.

A. n.

1. (See quot. 1879.) Obsolete exc. Historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > [noun] > Irish

kerna1500

Feinne1782

Shanavests1811

Fenian1816

1816 W. Scott Antiquary III. i. 26 [A pretended translation from Ossian] Do you compare your psalms To the tales of the bare-arm'd Fenians?

1861 E. O'Curry Lect. Manuscript Materials Anc. Irish Hist. 302 Goll Mac Morna, the great chief of the Connacht Fenians.

1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 75/1 According to popular tradition the Fians, or Fenians were mercenary tribes acting as a permanent military force for the support of the Ard Rig, or king of Eire.

2. One of an organization or ‘brotherhood’ formed among the Irish in the United States of America for promoting and assisting revolutionary movements, and for the overthrow of the English government in Ireland.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > Irish politics > [noun] > societies or associations > members of

hougher1712

white boys1762

Steel boy1772

defender1788

United Irishman1791

Orangeman1796

marksman1800

Thresher1806

marchman1814

Orangist1822

Rockite1824

Brunswicker1828

Terry Alt1831

whitefoot1831

Repeal Warden1841

Young Irelander1844

Fenian1864

Land-leaguer1878

invincible1883

leaguer1892

Provie1972

1864 Leeds Mercury 11 Mar. The men known under the general name of Fenians..are regarded with no friendly eye by the Roman Catholic clergy in Ireland and America.

1865 Sat. Rev. 4 Mar. 240 Rebels (of late called Fenians).

1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times IV. liii. 139 Several Fenians were taken and shot.

B. adj.

1. Of or pertaining to the Fenians ( A. 1).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > [adjective] > ancient Irish

Fenian1861

1861 E. O'Curry Lect. Manuscript Materials Anc. Irish Hist. 299 The Fenian Poems, many of which are attributed to Oisin and Fergus.

1862 W. F. Skene in Bk. of Lismore Introd. 80 Districts in which the Fenian names enter most largely into the topography of the Highlands.

2. Of or pertaining to the Fenians ( A. 2) or to Fenianism. Fenian Brotherhood (see quot. 1890).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > Irish politics > [adjective] > principles or policies

unionist1799

Fenian1865

Home-Ruling1872

loyalist1885

1865 Ann. Reg. 172 The new conspiracy commonly known by the name of ‘Fenian’.

1865 Ann. Reg. 175 A..secret society called the Fenian Brotherhood.

1890 C. L. Norton Polit. Americanisms 43 As generally understood in America, the ‘Fenian Brotherhood’ is a league pledged to the liberation of Ireland.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fenian
释义	Feniann.adj. Brit. /ˈfiːnɪən/, /ˈfiːnjən/, U.S. /ˈfiniən/, /ˈfinjən/ Etymology: < Old Irish féne ‘one of the names of the ancient population of Ireland’ (Windisch), confused in modern times with fíann feminine collective, the name of a body of warriors who are said to have been the defenders of Ireland in the time of Finn and other legendary Irish kings. A. n. 1. (See quot. 1879.) Obsolete exc. Historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > [noun] > Irish kerna1500 Feinne1782 Shanavests1811 Fenian1816 1816 W. Scott Antiquary III. i. 26 [A pretended translation from Ossian] Do you compare your psalms To the tales of the bare-arm'd Fenians? 1861 E. O'Curry Lect. Manuscript Materials Anc. Irish Hist. 302 Goll Mac Morna, the great chief of the Connacht Fenians. 1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 75/1 According to popular tradition the Fians, or Fenians were mercenary tribes acting as a permanent military force for the support of the Ard Rig, or king of Eire. 2. One of an organization or ‘brotherhood’ formed among the Irish in the United States of America for promoting and assisting revolutionary movements, and for the overthrow of the English government in Ireland. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > Irish politics > [noun] > societies or associations > members of hougher1712 white boys1762 Steel boy1772 defender1788 United Irishman1791 Orangeman1796 marksman1800 Thresher1806 marchman1814 Orangist1822 Rockite1824 Brunswicker1828 Terry Alt1831 whitefoot1831 Repeal Warden1841 Young Irelander1844 Fenian1864 Land-leaguer1878 invincible1883 leaguer1892 Provie1972 1864 Leeds Mercury 11 Mar. The men known under the general name of Fenians..are regarded with no friendly eye by the Roman Catholic clergy in Ireland and America. 1865 Sat. Rev. 4 Mar. 240 Rebels (of late called Fenians). 1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times IV. liii. 139 Several Fenians were taken and shot. B. adj. 1. Of or pertaining to the Fenians ( A. 1). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > [adjective] > ancient Irish Fenian1861 1861 E. O'Curry Lect. Manuscript Materials Anc. Irish Hist. 299 The Fenian Poems, many of which are attributed to Oisin and Fergus. 1862 W. F. Skene in Bk. of Lismore Introd. 80 Districts in which the Fenian names enter most largely into the topography of the Highlands. 2. Of or pertaining to the Fenians ( A. 2) or to Fenianism. Fenian Brotherhood (see quot. 1890). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > Irish politics > [adjective] > principles or policies unionist1799 Fenian1865 Home-Ruling1872 loyalist1885 1865 Ann. Reg. 172 The new conspiracy commonly known by the name of ‘Fenian’. 1865 Ann. Reg. 175 A..secret society called the Fenian Brotherhood. 1890 C. L. Norton Polit. Americanisms 43 As generally understood in America, the ‘Fenian Brotherhood’ is a league pledged to the liberation of Ireland. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1816
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