knight of the postn.

Brit.

/ˌnʌɪt əv ðə ˈpəʊst/, U.S.

/ˌnaɪd əv ðə ˈpoʊst/

Etymology: i.e. (?) of the whipping-post or pillory: see quots.

A notorious perjurer; one who got his living by giving false evidence; a false bail.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > perjury > perjurer

manswareOE

false swearerc1380

mansworna1400

forswearer1413

perjurera1500

perjured1526

perjurea1540

post-knight1576

knight of the post1580

perjurator1689

mounter1781

stag1823

straw-shoe1826

subornee1890

perjuress1898

1580 E. Knight Triall of Truth f. 39^v Men,..who will not let to sweare vpon a booke,..beyng hyred therevnto for money..called..Knightes of the poste, more fitter for the Gallowes, then to liue in a common wealth where Christ is professed.

1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. B4 A Knight of the post..a fellow that will sweare you any thing for twelue pence.

?1593 H. Chettle Kind-harts Dreame sig. B3^v A knight of the post, whome in times past I haue seen as highly promoted as the pillory.

1597 E. S. Discouerie Knights of Poste sig. B Knightes of the Poste, Lords of lobs pound, and heires apparant to the pillory: who are ready to baile men out of prison.

1652 R. Brome Joviall Crew i. sig. C4 He was taken up a Knight o' the Post; and so he continued, till he was degraded at the whipping-post.

a1716 O. Blackall Wks. (1723) I. xxxiii. 330 When once Men have by frequent use lost the reverence that is due to an Oath, they easily become Knights of the Post, and may be hir'd to swear any thing.

1772 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) XI. 45 Does not the publisher..deserve to lose his ears more than a common knight of the post?

1819 R. Chapman Life James V 132 They hired knights of the post, who were evidences against him.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knight of the post
释义	knight of the postn. Brit. /ˌnʌɪt əv ðə ˈpəʊst/, U.S. /ˌnaɪd əv ðə ˈpoʊst/ Etymology: i.e. (?) of the whipping-post or pillory: see quots. A notorious perjurer; one who got his living by giving false evidence; a false bail. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > specific offences > [noun] > perjury > perjurer manswareOE false swearerc1380 mansworna1400 forswearer1413 perjurera1500 perjured1526 perjurea1540 post-knight1576 knight of the post1580 perjurator1689 mounter1781 stag1823 straw-shoe1826 subornee1890 perjuress1898 1580 E. Knight Triall of Truth f. 39^v Men,..who will not let to sweare vpon a booke,..beyng hyred therevnto for money..called..Knightes of the poste, more fitter for the Gallowes, then to liue in a common wealth where Christ is professed. 1592 T. Nashe Pierce Penilesse (Brit. Libr. copy) sig. B4 A Knight of the post..a fellow that will sweare you any thing for twelue pence. ?1593 H. Chettle Kind-harts Dreame sig. B3^v A knight of the post, whome in times past I haue seen as highly promoted as the pillory. 1597 E. S. Discouerie Knights of Poste sig. B Knightes of the Poste, Lords of lobs pound, and heires apparant to the pillory: who are ready to baile men out of prison. 1652 R. Brome Joviall Crew i. sig. C4 He was taken up a Knight o' the Post; and so he continued, till he was degraded at the whipping-post. a1716 O. Blackall Wks. (1723) I. xxxiii. 330 When once Men have by frequent use lost the reverence that is due to an Oath, they easily become Knights of the Post, and may be hir'd to swear any thing. 1772 J. Wesley Wks. (1872) XI. 45 Does not the publisher..deserve to lose his ears more than a common knight of the post? 1819 R. Chapman Life James V 132 They hired knights of the post, who were evidences against him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1580
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