High Commissionn.

Brit.

/ˌhʌɪ kəˈmɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌhaɪ kəˈmɪʃən/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., commission n.¹

Etymology: < high adj. + commission n.¹

1. Also High Commission Court, Court of High Commission. English History. A court of ecclesiastical jurisdiction commissioned by the crown to try various offences against the ecclesiastical establishment, and to crush any resistance to the supremacy of the crown in these matters.The court was abolished in 1641, but was briefly revived in the later 17th cent.

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society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > courts with other specific jurisdictions

marshalseaa1400

oyer and terminer1469

High Commission1581

jail-delivery1612

Court of (the) Verge1647

palace court1685

Court of Claims1691

Industrial Court1852

brewster sessions1883

traffic court1896

family court1917

1581 P. Wiburn Checke or Reproofe M. Howlets Shreeching f. 19 Two learned Bishoppes that are principall dealers in the high Commission for Ecclesiasticall causes vnder her Maiestie.

1588 ‘M. Marprelate’ Oh read ouer D. Iohn Bridges: Epist. 19 Who abuseth the high commission, as much as any?

1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 31 The illegall proceedings of the high Commission.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ix. 182 The power of the high Commission began now to extend far, and penalties to fall heavie.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 72 Persons of Honour, and great Quality..were every day cited into the High Commission Court..and were there prosecuted to their Shame, and Punishment.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 90 The High Commission was generally regarded as the most grievous of the many grievances under which the nation laboured.

1867 G. Smith Three Eng. Statesmen (1882) 8 The triune despotism of the Privy Council, the Star-Chamber, the Court of High Commission.

1912 Trans. Royal Hist. Soc. 6 33 A ballad-monger was also liable to be brought before the High Commission Court if his ballads touched ecclesiastical matters or sacred things.

2006 Church Hist. 75 55 Whereas the High Commission had been abolished because of its overweening power, the unlimited power to be given the elderships was much greater than what the High Commission had wielded.

a. Chiefly with reference to relationships between Commonwealth countries: a diplomatic mission representing a state abroad; an embassy building housing such a mission.

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1838 Times 9 July 3/3 The Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Gray, attached to the high commission, who had but just returned to Quebec, set out again yesterday.

1871 in Case Great Brit. before Tribunal of Arbitration (1872) 952 Lord Tenterden, secretary of the British high commission and Mr. Bancroft Davis, Assistant Secretary of State of the United States, acting as secretary to the United States high commission, to undertake the duties of joint protocolists.

1970 H. Trevelyan Middle East in Revol. p. x The withdrawal from Aden was..conducted jointly by Headquarters, Middle East and the High Commission.

2004 Independent 22 June i. 35/1 She was one of the founder members of Ngati Ranana (‘London Tribe’)—the London Maori Club, based at the New Zealand High Commission.

b. A body given supreme authority for the performance of some duty.

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1848 Naut. Standard 25 Mar. 201/1 The Provisional Government has definitively resolved on the formation of a High Commission for Coast Defences.

1877 Evening Gaz. (Port Jervis, N.Y.) 3 Feb. What will be the effect of this testimony upon the high commission for determining the disputed electoral votes we do not know, but we think they will do what appears to them as just for all.

1923 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 17 460 The Interallied Rhineland High Commission, the supreme representative of the Allied and Associated Powers within the occupied territory.

1946 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 711/2 New Zealand has signed an agreement on behalf of Western Samoa and the Cook Islands with the Government of Fiji and the Western Pacific High Commission for the inauguration of a joint health service in the Southern Pacific.

1996 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) 28 Apr. 9/7 Neither the UN High Commission for Refugees nor any other interested bodies have been consulted on the plan, which is being discussed in secret between officials of justice ministries in member states, under the intergovernmental system of co-operation, established for justice and home affairs issues under the Maastricht treaty.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high commission
释义	High Commissionn. Brit. /ˌhʌɪ kəˈmɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌhaɪ kəˈmɪʃən/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., commission n.¹ Etymology: < high adj. + commission n.¹ 1. Also High Commission Court, Court of High Commission. English History. A court of ecclesiastical jurisdiction commissioned by the crown to try various offences against the ecclesiastical establishment, and to crush any resistance to the supremacy of the crown in these matters.The court was abolished in 1641, but was briefly revived in the later 17th cent. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > courts with other specific jurisdictions marshalseaa1400 oyer and terminer1469 High Commission1581 jail-delivery1612 Court of (the) Verge1647 palace court1685 Court of Claims1691 Industrial Court1852 brewster sessions1883 traffic court1896 family court1917 1581 P. Wiburn Checke or Reproofe M. Howlets Shreeching f. 19 Two learned Bishoppes that are principall dealers in the high Commission for Ecclesiasticall causes vnder her Maiestie. 1588 ‘M. Marprelate’ Oh read ouer D. Iohn Bridges: Epist. 19 Who abuseth the high commission, as much as any? 1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 31 The illegall proceedings of the high Commission. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ix. 182 The power of the high Commission began now to extend far, and penalties to fall heavie. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. i. 72 Persons of Honour, and great Quality..were every day cited into the High Commission Court..and were there prosecuted to their Shame, and Punishment. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 90 The High Commission was generally regarded as the most grievous of the many grievances under which the nation laboured. 1867 G. Smith Three Eng. Statesmen (1882) 8 The triune despotism of the Privy Council, the Star-Chamber, the Court of High Commission. 1912 Trans. Royal Hist. Soc. 6 33 A ballad-monger was also liable to be brought before the High Commission Court if his ballads touched ecclesiastical matters or sacred things. 2006 Church Hist. 75 55 Whereas the High Commission had been abolished because of its overweening power, the unlimited power to be given the elderships was much greater than what the High Commission had wielded. 2. a. Chiefly with reference to relationships between Commonwealth countries: a diplomatic mission representing a state abroad; an embassy building housing such a mission. ΚΠ 1838 Times 9 July 3/3 The Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Gray, attached to the high commission, who had but just returned to Quebec, set out again yesterday. 1871 in Case Great Brit. before Tribunal of Arbitration (1872) 952 Lord Tenterden, secretary of the British high commission and Mr. Bancroft Davis, Assistant Secretary of State of the United States, acting as secretary to the United States high commission, to undertake the duties of joint protocolists. 1970 H. Trevelyan Middle East in Revol. p. x The withdrawal from Aden was..conducted jointly by Headquarters, Middle East and the High Commission. 2004 Independent 22 June i. 35/1 She was one of the founder members of Ngati Ranana (‘London Tribe’)—the London Maori Club, based at the New Zealand High Commission. b. A body given supreme authority for the performance of some duty. ΚΠ 1848 Naut. Standard 25 Mar. 201/1 The Provisional Government has definitively resolved on the formation of a High Commission for Coast Defences. 1877 Evening Gaz. (Port Jervis, N.Y.) 3 Feb. What will be the effect of this testimony upon the high commission for determining the disputed electoral votes we do not know, but we think they will do what appears to them as just for all. 1923 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 17 460 The Interallied Rhineland High Commission, the supreme representative of the Allied and Associated Powers within the occupied territory. 1946 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 711/2 New Zealand has signed an agreement on behalf of Western Samoa and the Cook Islands with the Government of Fiji and the Western Pacific High Commission for the inauguration of a joint health service in the Southern Pacific. 1996 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) 28 Apr. 9/7 Neither the UN High Commission for Refugees nor any other interested bodies have been consulted on the plan, which is being discussed in secret between officials of justice ministries in member states, under the intergovernmental system of co-operation, established for justice and home affairs issues under the Maastricht treaty. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1581
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