单词 | fiat |
释义 | fiatn. 1. a. Originally: the word ‘fiat’ itself, or a formula containing it, by which a competent authority gave his sanction to a proposed arrangement, to the performance of a request, etc. Hence: an authoritative sanction, an authorization. †fiat in bankruptcy: see quot. 1848. [Compare the following examples in medieval Latin: Ita fiat ut ego Chlodoveus volui ( Grant by Clovis in Mabillon De Re Diplomatica vi. li. (1681) 463). Signaturæ autem Papales expediuntur ab ipsa sanctitate per Fiat simplex, vel per Fiat geminatum, vel per Fiat proprio motu, vel per Fiat, ut petitur ( Compend. Benefic. Expos. in Du Cange s.v.).] ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [noun] > formal or authoritative permission > a formal or authoritative permission safe conduct?1404 licence1433 royalty1633 fiat1647 licent1676 liceat1686 privilege1715 sanction1720 smart ticket1734 post warrant1812 sanctionment1818 wine-warrant1857 carnet1926 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 320 Nothing can be concluded without the Kings fiat. 1656 R. Sanderson 20 Serm. 87 Unless the Lord be pleased to set his Fiat unto it, and to confirm it with his royall assent. a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) i. 90 That all the Lecturers..be Licenced..with a Fiat from the Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury. 1768 Priv. Lett. Ld. Malmesbury I. 157 Mr. Wilkes not being in custody, the Attorney-General has refused his fiat to the writ of error which he wishes to sue out. 1834 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last Days of Pompeii III. iv. viii. 46 I tell thee, I have the fiat of the prætor. 1848 J. J. S. Wharton Law Lexicon 252/2 Fiat in Bankruptcy, the authority of the Lord Chancellor to a commissioner of bankrupts, authorising him to proceed in the bankruptcy of a trader mentioned therein. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. i. 242 The decisive fiat was given: ‘Yes; start on it, in God's name!’ b. gen. An authoritative pronouncement, decree, command, order. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > ordinance, prescription, or appointment > an ordinance or authoritative utterance setnessc950 sandc1000 edict1297 statutec1300 proclamationa1325 justifyinga1382 rescritec1384 decree?a1400 thewsc1400 justification?a1475 ordinationc1499 dictamena1513 golden bull1537 dictate1604 process1604 dictament1615 dictation1651 fiata1750 diktat1941 a1750 A. Hill Wedding Day in Wks. (1753) III. 173 Our hands, at length, the unchanging fiat bound. 1810 P. B. Shelley Zastrozzi xvii. 252 Still Zastrozzi stood unmoved, and fearlessly awaited the fiat of his destiny. 1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. II. xvii. 570 To determine by the fiat of the king alone the course of national policy. 1883 J. Hawthorne Dust I. 44 Whose fiat in matters of fashion was law. 2. With reference to ‘fiat lux’ (let there be light) Genesis i. 3 in the Vulgate: A command having for its object the creation, formation, or construction of something. ΘΚΠ society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > a command wordOE behestc1175 commandmentc1250 precepta1325 mandementc1325 saw1338 hotea1350 biddinga1400 highta1400 judgementc1405 order1543 imperea1546 command1552 shall?1553 impery1561 mandate1576 mandition1597 imperative1606 fiata1631 mitzvah1723 order of the day1804 hukum1838 prikaz1858 a1631 J. Donne Storme in Lett. Several Pers. 70 So that we (except God say Another ‘Fiat’) shall haue noe more day. 1710 G. Berkeley Treat. Princ. Human Knowl. §60 If it be a Spirit that immediately produces every effect by a fiat or act of his will. 1779 T. Jefferson Corr. in Wks. (1859) I. 215 Put into movement..by the fiat of a comprehensive mind. 1871 J. Tyndall Fragm. Sci. (1879) I. i. 6 Was space furnished at once, by the fiat of Omnipotence, with these burning orbs? 1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 358 St. Petersburg..sprang into existence by the fiat of royal will. Compounds C1. General attributive. fiat dollar n. ΚΠ 1879 Congr. Rec. 17 May 1438/1 You now have the ‘fiat dollar’..redeemable in pulp. fiat-power n. ΚΠ 1887 A. Johnston in New Princeton Rev. IV. 176 The verdict of approval, however, has usually taken a form which implies a certain fiat power in the Convention. C2. fiat-money n. U.S. money (such as an inconvertible paper currency) which is made legal tender by a ‘fiat’ of the government, without having an intrinsic or promissory value equal to its nominal value. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > [noun] > types of currency soft currency1837 fiat-money1880 token coinage1881 token-money1889 token currency1893 monopoly money1895 hard currency1940 soft currency1940 reserve currency1950 petrocurrency1974 cryptocurrency1991 commodity dollar1998 1880 ‘E. Kirke’ Life J. A. Garfield 30 We shall still hear echoes of the old conflict, such as..the virtues of ‘fiat-money’. 1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. II. lvi. 369 Greenbacks, or so-called ‘fiat money’. fiat town n. U.S. (see quot.) ΚΠ 1879 Harper's Mag. Dec. 30/1 Atlanta is a ‘fiat’ town, and was put where she is by act of Legislature. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). fiatv. 1. transitive. To attach a ‘fiat’ to; to sanction. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > consent to [verb (transitive)] thave835 baithea1350 consentc1386 accordc1400 agreea1413 sustainc1425 to fall to ——a1450 exalt1490 avow1530 to stand satisfactory to1576 teem1584 assent1637 to close with1654 fiat1831 to stand in1911 wear1925 society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > permit [verb (transitive)] > permit authoritatively allowa1325 congeea1387 authorizea1425 enable1526 licentc1540 warrant1578 broad-seal1601 licentiate1632 ratihabit1678 sanction1797 fiat1831 officializea1832 facultate1878 1831 Fraser's Mag. 4 246 Their adjudication is all but fiated when they go out of office. 1863 J. S. Le Fanu House by Churchyard (ed. 2) I. 7 My uncle fiated the sexton's presentment, and the work commenced forthwith. 1871 Times 25 Feb. Mr. Justice Fitzgerald to-day fiated a presentment for 500l. to the family of M'Mahon. 2. transitive. To declare by a ‘fiat’. ΚΠ 1879 Congr. Rec. 17 May 1438/1 You can ‘fiat’ eighty-five cents to be worth a hundred cents. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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