| 单词 | hereditary states |
| 释义 | > as lemmashereditary states hereditary states n. [compare German Erbstaaten , plural noun (1723 or earlier), and also German Erblande (see hereditary countries n.)] now historical = hereditary lands n. ΚΠ 1620 N. Brent tr. P. Sarpi Hist. Councel of Trent iv. 316 He [sc. the Emperor] maketh them his Orators, and Mandataries, for his Imperiall dignitie, Kingdomes, and hereditarie States. 1787 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 77/2 An assignment of eight millions yearly is made, to pay off the debts of the Hereditary States. 1845 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Reformation in Germany (ed. 2) I. 89 The emperor was driven out of his hereditary states, and wandered about the other parts of the empire as a fugitive. 1880 F. A. Forster Francis Deák xxii. 189 Deák..was prepared to show that in fighting thus stubbornly for the rights of Hungary he was not endangering the true interests of the Hereditary States. 1914 H. W. Steed & W. A. Phillips Short Hist. Austria-Hungary & Poland xvii. 82 Ferdinand regarded his narrow strip of Hungarian territory as simply a barrier behind which he could better defend the hereditary states. 1987 C. Higgitt tr. D. Carpanetto & G. Ricuperati Italy in Age of Reason xi. 158 Decisions taken in Vienna concerning the hereditary states on the banks of the Danube..were closely related to those that reached the Milanese officials. < as lemmas |
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