单词 | king's friends |
释义 | > as lemmasking's friends king's friends n. now historical members of parliament who supported George III (1760–1820), in his attempts to increase the power of the crown. ΚΠ 1767 E. Burke Corr. (1844) I. 135 Much moderation towards the king's friends, and many apologies for every part of their conduct. 1861 Ld. Brougham Brit. Constit. (ed. 2) viii. 103 A trusty band of ‘king's friends’—men for the most part attached to his service, by holding military or household places, and who act..on behalf of the royal person. 2013 J. Norman Edmund Burke ii. 65 Burke..attributes to the ‘King's Friends’, an alleged Court faction of shadowy advisers,..a parallel administration designed to control the workings of government from the inside. < as lemmas |
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