英语词汇“lord of the isles”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Lord of the Isles n. [compare post-classical Latin dominus insularum (14th cent. in a Scottish source)] a member of the Scottish nobility with lordship over the Western Isles of Scotland (chiefly historical); (later) an honorific title given to the eldest son and heir apparent of the Scottish monarch and, since the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain, to the Prince of Wales.In 1462, the then Lord of the Isles, John MacDonald II made a secret treaty with King Edward IV of England to overthrow the Scottish king. When this was discovered in 1493, he forfeited his titles and the larger part of his estates to James IV of Scotland. The title ‘Lord of the Isles’ has been purely honorific since that time.

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1408 in J. Slater Early Scots Texts (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Edinb.) (1952) No. 68 That the lord of the Ilys haffis tak of the Erll of Mureff.

1513 in R. K. Hannay Acts Lords of Council Public Affairs (1932) 7 Forsamekle as Lauchlane McClane of Dowald..has..maid ane lord of the Iles tending to usurp the kingis properte in tha partis.

1667 in J. R. N. Macphail Highland Papers (1916) II. 18 The heretrix married the Lord of the Isles, for quhilk he acclamed the Earldome.

1767 W. Guthrie Gen. Hist. Scotl. II. 391 The capital forts in the highlands were in the hands of Baliol's followers, particularly the lord of the Isles.

1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer I. 460 The Macdonalds, Lords of the Isles..who claimed to be Kings as well as Chieftains.

1898 M. Belloc Lowndes HRH Prince of Wales iv. 47 The titles under which the Prince was sworn being those of Duke of Cornwall, Earl of Chester, Earl of Carrick, Earl of Rothesay, and Lord of the Isles.

1982 P. Somerset Fry & F. Somerset Fry Hist. Scotl. viii. 116 Like most of his predecessors, James had confrontations with the Highland chiefs, especially the lord of the Isles.

2001 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 13 June (Features section) 14 The royal train carrying the Duke of Rothesay, Lord of the Isles, who is sometimes known as Prince Charles, to the first of his Scottish engagements.

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释义	> as lemmas Lord of the Isles Lord of the Isles n. [compare post-classical Latin dominus insularum (14th cent. in a Scottish source)] a member of the Scottish nobility with lordship over the Western Isles of Scotland (chiefly historical); (later) an honorific title given to the eldest son and heir apparent of the Scottish monarch and, since the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain, to the Prince of Wales.In 1462, the then Lord of the Isles, John MacDonald II made a secret treaty with King Edward IV of England to overthrow the Scottish king. When this was discovered in 1493, he forfeited his titles and the larger part of his estates to James IV of Scotland. The title ‘Lord of the Isles’ has been purely honorific since that time. ΚΠ 1408 in J. Slater Early Scots Texts (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Edinb.) (1952) No. 68 That the lord of the Ilys haffis tak of the Erll of Mureff. 1513 in R. K. Hannay Acts Lords of Council Public Affairs (1932) 7 Forsamekle as Lauchlane McClane of Dowald..has..maid ane lord of the Iles tending to usurp the kingis properte in tha partis. 1667 in J. R. N. Macphail Highland Papers (1916) II. 18 The heretrix married the Lord of the Isles, for quhilk he acclamed the Earldome. 1767 W. Guthrie Gen. Hist. Scotl. II. 391 The capital forts in the highlands were in the hands of Baliol's followers, particularly the lord of the Isles. 1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer I. 460 The Macdonalds, Lords of the Isles..who claimed to be Kings as well as Chieftains. 1898 M. Belloc Lowndes HRH Prince of Wales iv. 47 The titles under which the Prince was sworn being those of Duke of Cornwall, Earl of Chester, Earl of Carrick, Earl of Rothesay, and Lord of the Isles. 1982 P. Somerset Fry & F. Somerset Fry Hist. Scotl. viii. 116 Like most of his predecessors, James had confrontations with the Highland chiefs, especially the lord of the Isles. 2001 Daily Record (Glasgow) (Nexis) 13 June (Features section) 14 The royal train carrying the Duke of Rothesay, Lord of the Isles, who is sometimes known as Prince Charles, to the first of his Scottish engagements. extracted from lordn.int. < as lemmas
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