| 单词 | king's scholar |
| 释义 | > as lemmasking's scholar king's scholar n. British (a title given to) a person who has been awarded a scholarship funded by a royal endowment or foundation; cf. king's scholarship n. ΚΠ ?1621 Catal. Provosts Kinges Coll. Cambr. (Rawl. B.274) f. 49v Yee long Chamber at Eton Colledge, where ye Kings Scholars lye. 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 112 Queene Elizabeth..ordained..fourtie Schollers, called the Queenes or Kings Schollers, who (as they become worthie) are preferred to the Vniuersities. 1754 Universal Mag. Apr. 181/1 His mother procured him to be admitted a King's scholar in Westminster school. 1883 J. Brinsley-Richards Seven Years at Eton xii. 112 [A boy] who had come from Aberdeen..to try and pass on to the foundation as a King's scholar. 1938 Life 4 Apr. 56/1 (caption) In these ill-lighted pens of ancient oak in Eton's original dormitory, live the 70 King's Scholars, known as ‘Collegers’. 2013 Independent Schools Yearbk. 2012–13 227/2 Up to twenty King's Scholars and Exhibitioners are elected each year following competitive examinations and interviews. < as lemmas |
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