单词 | long robe |
释义 | long roben. Now somewhat rare. With the. By metonymy: the legal profession. Esp. in gentleman (also man, member) of the long robe: a lawyer, a barrister. Formerly also occasionally: †the clerical profession, the priesthood (obsolete). Cf. gown n. 4b, robe n.1 4a. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal profession > [noun] lawc1405 professiona1425 long robe1586 side-robe1658 robe1662 society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > priest > [noun] > office of a priest priesthoodOE sanctuaryc1380 priestheada1400 priestdom1528 priestship1584 flamenship1600 sacerdotala1640 sacerdocya1706 long robe1762 sacerdoce1829 priestism1842 sacerdotalism1847 sacerdotium1931 1586 E. Hoby tr. M. Coignet Polit. Disc. Trueth xlviii. 232 It greatly grieued him that the gentlemen of his Realme, gaue themselues no more to studie, and learning, to the ende he mought haue prouided for them the cheefe offices of the long robe [Fr. des principaux offices de robbe longue]. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. viii. lii. 231 The first man of the long robe [Fr. le premier Romain de longue robbe; L. primus togati generis] that deuised parks as well for these bores, as for other deere and sauage beasts, was Fulvius Lippinus. 1642 G. Mountagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 292 The Houses..have likewise appointed a Committee of the long robe to declare how the King ought..by the law to pass those Ordinances. 1680 Sober Disc. Honest Cavalier 6 I believe there never was more worthy and Loyal Men under the Long Robe, than there is in this Age. 1712 J. Arbuthnot Law is Bottomless-pit xii. 21 They were the Aversion of the Gentlemen of the Long Robe, and at perpetual War with all the Country Attorneys. 1736 J. A. Purves Law-visions iii. 50 It was they that put it there, on purpose to disparage a Member of the Long-robe. 1762 S. Foote Orators i. 19 The two orders of the long robe next demand our attention. 1806 Trial Ld. Melville 222 He did not hesitate to declare that..he should be supported by the long robe in his opinion. 1812 Sporting Mag. 39 42 A source of much profit to the gentlemen of the long robe. 1875 Punch 25 Dec. 266/2 The long-lived gentlemen of the surplice and the long robe. 1921 Times 21 June 9/4 The large number of gentlemen of the long robe who..served the state with fidelity and success. 1989 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 24 Aug. 27 A place on the legal sub-committee alongside notable gentlemen of the long robe. CompoundsΘΚΠ society > law > legal profession > lawyer > [noun] lawyer1377 man of lawc1405 practiserc1450 jurist1481 lawman1535 practitioner1576 man of the long coat1579 (a gentleman) toward the law1592 gownsman1627 law-driver1640 long-robe man1654 green bag1699 flycatcher1708 homme d'affaires1717 jet1728 law-solicitor1738 shark1806 blue bag1817 law-person1819 law-gentleman1837 maître1883 lip1929 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot iv. xv. 251 He..entertaines a Justice of grave carriage,..Perswading the Long-robe-men, and his daughter. 1736 W. King Toast (new ed.) i. 17 A Group of Long Robe-men, Knights, Sergeants and Squires. 1860 Morning Chron. 9 Feb. 5/5 An approaching breach of promise case, which..will rival..in profit to some fortunate long-robe men, the celebrated case of Transdell v. Stuart. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1586 |
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