home affairsn.

Brit.

/ˌhəʊm əˈfɛːz/, U.S.

/ˈˌhoʊm əˈfɛ(ə)rz/

Forms: see home n.¹ and adj. and affair n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: home adj., affair n.

Etymology: < home adj. + the plural of affair n.

1. Originally: the political circumstances prevailing within a particular nation. In later use: matters relating to the domestic administration of a nation, such as law and order, national security, and immigration, as official or governmental concerns. Frequently (with capital initials) in the names of government agencies and offices.

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1572 Treat. Treasons against Q. Elizabeth ii. f. 158^v This being the true account, that other men cast of your home affaires, touching the true principal defenses of euery common weale, that remaineth gouerned by a Christian Monarch.

1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 163 The King told him his home affairs were in that doubtful condition, as he feared they might require all the force he could command.

1727 Daily Courant 16 Nov. 1/1 There will be five Departments, the 1st for Military Affairs; the 2d for the Marine; the 3rd for Foreign; the 4th for Home Affairs, and the 5th for those relating to the Conquests made over Sweden.

1850 N.Y. Daily Tribune 7 June 2/4 The Prussian view of this question is in favor of the appointment of at least one Minister for Home Affairs, and eventually of two other Ministers for War and Finance.

1912 E. C. Barker et al. School Hist. of Texas vii. 145 The first part will deal with the home affairs of the republic: that is, with such matters as the return of the country to order after the confusion of the war.

1990 P. Melville Shape-shifter (1991) 1 Shakespeare McNab waited in the outer office of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

2003 Daily Tel. 16 May 13/6 It accepts that justice and home affairs should be ‘Communitised’ for the first time and made subject to majority voting.

2. With possessive adjective. Matters relating to a person's family or household.

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1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. B4^v Come, your businesse and my home affaires, Makes me deliuer that vnfriendly word mongst friends, farewell.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) ii. iv. 117 Ile leaue you to confer of home affaires .

1683 R. Dixon Canidia v. iii. 29 The Husband leads a Cuckold's life... The Merchant deals in Forreign Wares, But understands not his Home-Affairs.

1710 E. Ward Nuptial Dialogues & Deb. I. xxvi. 321 'Tis time for me to quit my tempting Airs, And bend my Genius to my Home-Affairs, To Mind my Female Servants, and to see Their Work perform'd with Care.

1841 Southern Literary Messenger July 524/1 He bade me content myself in managing his farm, and conducting his home affairs, until I should arrive at years of manhood.

1928 H. Hathaway Manners 31 Just as a wife should be interested in her husband's business, so should a man have an interest in his home affairs.

2010 Daily News (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 30 Sept. (Entertainment section) 7 Get together with your partner or family in order to sort out the financial details pertaining to your relationship or home affairs.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	home affairs
释义	home affairsn. Brit. /ˌhəʊm əˈfɛːz/, U.S. /ˈˌhoʊm əˈfɛ(ə)rz/ Forms: see home n.¹ and adj. and affair n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: home adj., affair n. Etymology: < home adj. + the plural of affair n. 1. Originally: the political circumstances prevailing within a particular nation. In later use: matters relating to the domestic administration of a nation, such as law and order, national security, and immigration, as official or governmental concerns. Frequently (with capital initials) in the names of government agencies and offices. ΚΠ 1572 Treat. Treasons against Q. Elizabeth ii. f. 158^v This being the true account, that other men cast of your home affaires, touching the true principal defenses of euery common weale, that remaineth gouerned by a Christian Monarch. 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 163 The King told him his home affairs were in that doubtful condition, as he feared they might require all the force he could command. 1727 Daily Courant 16 Nov. 1/1 There will be five Departments, the 1st for Military Affairs; the 2d for the Marine; the 3rd for Foreign; the 4th for Home Affairs, and the 5th for those relating to the Conquests made over Sweden. 1850 N.Y. Daily Tribune 7 June 2/4 The Prussian view of this question is in favor of the appointment of at least one Minister for Home Affairs, and eventually of two other Ministers for War and Finance. 1912 E. C. Barker et al. School Hist. of Texas vii. 145 The first part will deal with the home affairs of the republic: that is, with such matters as the return of the country to order after the confusion of the war. 1990 P. Melville Shape-shifter (1991) 1 Shakespeare McNab waited in the outer office of the Ministry of Home Affairs. 2003 Daily Tel. 16 May 13/6 It accepts that justice and home affairs should be ‘Communitised’ for the first time and made subject to majority voting. 2. With possessive adjective. Matters relating to a person's family or household. ΚΠ 1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. B4^v Come, your businesse and my home affaires, Makes me deliuer that vnfriendly word mongst friends, farewell. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) ii. iv. 117 Ile leaue you to confer of home affaires . View more context for this quotation 1683 R. Dixon Canidia v. iii. 29 The Husband leads a Cuckold's life... The Merchant deals in Forreign Wares, But understands not his Home-Affairs. 1710 E. Ward Nuptial Dialogues & Deb. I. xxvi. 321 'Tis time for me to quit my tempting Airs, And bend my Genius to my Home-Affairs, To Mind my Female Servants, and to see Their Work perform'd with Care. 1841 Southern Literary Messenger July 524/1 He bade me content myself in managing his farm, and conducting his home affairs, until I should arrive at years of manhood. 1928 H. Hathaway Manners 31 Just as a wife should be interested in her husband's business, so should a man have an interest in his home affairs. 2010 Daily News (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 30 Sept. (Entertainment section) 7 Get together with your partner or family in order to sort out the financial details pertaining to your relationship or home affairs. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1572
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