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单词 latron
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latronn.

Etymology: < Latin latrōn-em, latro, hireling, mercenary, freebooter, robber. Compare ladrone n.
Obsolete.
A robber, brigand, plunderer.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > [noun]
riperOE
robberc1175
laron13..
meecher?a1450
latron1613
mail robber?1793
rampsman1859
heister1927
1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage ii. vii. 133 I meane those Latron-patrons and Patron-latrons, whereof these extend to the vtmost whatsoeuer might, and whatsoeuer colour of right, in Exemptions, Customes, Priuiledges and prauileges whereby euery ‘John-a Stile’ shall intercept the Churches due.
1634 J. Canne Necessitie of Separation v. 242 In their writings against the Prelats..they call them all Latrons.
1657 G. Thornley tr. Longus Daphnis & Chloe 108 Counting such actions to suit better with a Latron than the Grand Captain of an Army.
1658 J. Jones tr. Ovid Invective against Ibis 116 What may sacrilegious latrons expect?
1879 G. Meredith Egoist III. iii. 74 The hymeneal pair are licensed freebooters levying black mail on us;..I apprehend that Mr. Whitford has a lower order of latrons in his mind.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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