attendantadj.n.

/əˈtɛndənt/

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s -aunt.

Etymology: < Old French attendant, present participle of attendre , earlier atendre , to attend v.

A. adj.

†1. Turning the attention, giving earnest heed; watchful, observant, attentive. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > [adjective]

carefulc1050

soignous1340

mindfula1382

tentivec1386

presentc1395

attendant1432

tendable?c1450

advicefulc1454

thoughtyc1480

neara1500

respective1525

heedful1548

heedy1548

prick-eared?1550

attendable1552

attentive1577

tentible1603

observative1609

unpreoccupied1643

advertent1646

presential1652

inspectivea1684

tent1789

attentful-

1432 Paston Lett. I. 34 Attendant and obeissant in accomplishing therof.

1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xvi. lxxi Her servaunt To obtayne her love is so attendaunt.

1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. xiii. 124 To have the King..attendant upon his advice.

a. Waiting upon, accompanying, or following, in order to do service; ministrant.

ΚΠ

c1485 Digby Myst. (1882) iii. 1872 In good soth we byn a-tenddawntt.

1575 (title) Robert Laneham's letter.. from a freend officer attendant in the Court.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 149 Other Suns..With thir attendant Moons thou wilt descrie.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth v, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 99 From the attendant flotilla rang notes of triumph.

b. Const. to (obsolete), on, upon.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [adjective] > attending upon a person

tendanta1387

attendant1393

waiting1538

attending1598

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 172 As damiselles attendaunt To the goddesses.

1531–2 Act 23 Hen. VIII v. §4 Officers..attendant to you in and aboute the due execucion of this our commission.

a1674 T. Traherne Christian Ethicks (1675) 473 His guardian Angels alwaies attendant on him.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iii. 314 Fresh meat was never eaten even by the gentlemen attendant on a great Earl.

†3. Law. Dependent on; owing duty or service to.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal obligation > [adjective] > under obligation

attendant1393

obligate?a1475

obliged1596

thirleda1722

obligated1740

duty-bound1908

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 214 To whom the lond was attendant As he, whiche heir was apparant.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy vii. 3369 Yles ynow are attendant to Troy.

1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 31 His wife shal be endowed of the land, and shee shall be attendant to the heire of the third part of 1. d.

1642 tr. J. Perkins Profitable Bk. v. §424. 182 The tenant in dower..shall be attendant unto them by the rate and portion of the rent.

4. Accompanying, in a dependent position; closely consequent or resulting. Const. on, upon. attendant keys in Music: the keys or scales on the fifth above, and fifth below (or fourth above), any key-note or tonic, considered in relation to the key or scale on that tonic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adjective]

corollaryc1449

consequent1509

resulting?a1560

sequent1575

pursuant1593

following1594

ensuing1604

eventual1607

attendant1617

emergentc1619

resultant1639

resultative1645

consecutive1647

reflexed1653

redundant1654

reflex1654

consequential1655

resultive1655

attending1682

propter hoc1889

ensuant1897

sequential1899

pursuivant1941

1617 S. Collins Epphata to F. T. i. v. 220 Miracles come from no inhaerent power..from a circumstant rather, or an attendant.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 77. ⁋11 To show innocence and goodness with such attendant weaknesses.

1833 H. Martineau Brooke & Brooke Farm (ed. 3) vi. 72 The suffering and death attendant upon war.

1885 N.E.D. at Attendant Mod. The attendant circumstances.

5. Present at any public proceeding or at the place in which it is held.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > presence > [adjective] > present at a proceeding

attendant1581

1581 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha i. xvi. 102 Ecclesiasticall persons (if they bee not attendant vpon diuine seruice) may bee arrested for the Peace.

1880 tr. Daudet's Fromont & Risler i. ii. 12 The round of fêtes with their attendant crowds.

B. n.

a. One who waits upon, accompanies, or follows another in order to render service; one of a retinue or train; a servant, satellite, subordinate companion.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun]

thanea700

yeoman1345

squirec1380

foot followera1382

handservanta1382

servitora1382

ministera1384

servera1425

squire of (or for) the body (or household)1450

attender1461

waitera1483

awaiter1495

tender?a1505

waiting-man1518

satellite?1520

attendant1555

sitter-byc1555

pediseque1606

asseclist?1607

tendant1614

assecle1616

fewterera1625

escudero1631

peon1638

wait1652

under spur-leather1685

body servant1689

slavey1819

tindal1859

maid-attendant1896

1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions i. v. 57 He laied all the faulte vpon the ministres and attendauntes.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iv. iii. 8 Dispatch your Attendant there.

a1780 J. Harris Philol. Inq. (1781) iii. vi. 331 This author was a constant attendant upon the person of this great prince.

1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto VII lxxii. 101 Two..ladies, who With their attendant aided our escape.

b. transferred or figurative.

ΚΠ

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 547 Least sin Surprise thee, and her black attendant Death.

1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §129 Hancock's Sloop, which I had before made use of as an attendant.

1837 W. Whewell tr. F. Bacon in Hist. Inductive Sci. I. v. iii. 395 Jupiter also has attendants.

2. ‘One that waits the pleasure of another’ (Johnson).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > [noun] > one who waits

abider1499

on-waiter1601

waiter1655

attendant1690

1690 T. Burnet Theory of Earth iii. Pref. sig. a^v To give an Attendant quick despatch, is a civility.

3. Something that accompanies in a circumstantial relation; an accompaniment, close consequent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > [noun]

thingeOE

to-tagc12..

estrec1300

casec1325

aboutstanding1340

circumstancec1380

termsa1382

conditionc1384

befalla1492

weather1603

attendant1607

belonginga1616

circumstantial1647

incident1649

incidence1670

incidental1707

attitude1744

circs1883

the world > relative properties > relationship > accompaniment > [noun] > that which accompanies

purtenancea1382

accessory1429

retinue?a1439

accessaryc1475

companion1533

annexe?1541

hanger-ona1555

supply1567

copemate1581

complement1586

fere1593

adjective1597

annexment1604

annexary1605

attendant1607

adherence1610

adjacent1610

wife1616

fellower1620

coincident1626

attendancy1654

associate1658

appanage1663

conjunct1667

perquisite1667

familiar1668

satellite1702

accompaniment1709

accompanying1761

side dish1775

obbligato1825

shadow1830

rider1859

gadget1917

1607 R. Parker Scholasticall Disc. against Antichrist i. i. 56 [The Crosse] is vsed by vs, as an attendant vpon the Sacrament.

1660 E. Waterhouse Disc. Arms & Armory 36 They had their Crowns, Chayns, Rings, like our attendants of Knighthood.

1737 A. Pope Epist. of Horace ii. i. 15 The laugh, the jest, attendants on the bowl.

1869 J. T. Coleridge Mem. J. Keble iv. 65 Melancholy is a common attendant on poetic genius.

4. One who is present at any public proceeding or at the place in which it is held.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > one who sees > [noun] > one present at an event

assistant1483

attendanta1629

assister1705

a1629 W. Hinde Faithfull Remonstr. (1641) xxx. 95 The attendants..of such Wakes.

a1733 J. Swift Irish Tracts in Wks. (1941) 42 A constant attendant at all meetings relating to charity.

1882 Picton Cromwell ii. 26 His parents were certainly diligent attendants at church.

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5. Law. (See A. 3.)

Compounds

attendant term n. Law (now historical and rare) a term of years of an interest in land which has not expired, although the purpose for which it was created has been fulfilled; = outstanding term n. at outstanding adj. Compounds.

ΚΠ

1770 G. Wilson Rep. Cases King's Courts 2 331 The attendant term could not pass, but was considered as part of the inheritance.

1795 C. Butler Addit. Notes Lord Coke's 1st Inst. sig. (D)2/2 The purchaser had purchased from him, and taken an assignment of such attendant term, in trust to him and his heirs.

1827 Prop. Lawyer 4 ii. 121 From these principles has sprung the use of attendant terms, by means of which a purchaser gains a priority at law over all contracts and incumbrances subsequent to the creation of the term.

1985 Yale Law Jrnl. 94 2094 Attendant terms. In older English conveyancing practice, long terms of years (which often were actually mortgages) were left technically in place long after they had expired as a way of protecting the successor to the freehold or the real underlying leasehold from unknown intervening incumbrances or conveyances.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	attendant
释义	attendantadj.n. /əˈtɛndənt/ Forms: Also Middle English–1500s -aunt. Etymology: < Old French attendant, present participle of attendre , earlier atendre , to attend v. A. adj. †1. Turning the attention, giving earnest heed; watchful, observant, attentive. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > [adjective] carefulc1050 soignous1340 mindfula1382 tentivec1386 presentc1395 attendant1432 tendable?c1450 advicefulc1454 thoughtyc1480 neara1500 respective1525 heedful1548 heedy1548 prick-eared?1550 attendable1552 attentive1577 tentible1603 observative1609 unpreoccupied1643 advertent1646 presential1652 inspectivea1684 tent1789 attentful- 1432 Paston Lett. I. 34 Attendant and obeissant in accomplishing therof. 1509 S. Hawes Pastime of Pleasure xvi. lxxi Her servaunt To obtayne her love is so attendaunt. 1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. xiii. 124 To have the King..attendant upon his advice. 2. a. Waiting upon, accompanying, or following, in order to do service; ministrant. ΚΠ c1485 Digby Myst. (1882) iii. 1872 In good soth we byn a-tenddawntt. 1575 (title) Robert Laneham's letter.. from a freend officer attendant in the Court. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 149 Other Suns..With thir attendant Moons thou wilt descrie. View more context for this quotation 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth v, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 99 From the attendant flotilla rang notes of triumph. b. Const. to (obsolete), on, upon. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [adjective] > attending upon a person tendanta1387 attendant1393 waiting1538 attending1598 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis II. 172 As damiselles attendaunt To the goddesses. 1531–2 Act 23 Hen. VIII v. §4 Officers..attendant to you in and aboute the due execucion of this our commission. a1674 T. Traherne Christian Ethicks (1675) 473 His guardian Angels alwaies attendant on him. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. iii. 314 Fresh meat was never eaten even by the gentlemen attendant on a great Earl. †3. Law. Dependent on; owing duty or service to. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal obligation > [adjective] > under obligation attendant1393 obligate?a1475 obliged1596 thirleda1722 obligated1740 duty-bound1908 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 214 To whom the lond was attendant As he, whiche heir was apparant. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy vii. 3369 Yles ynow are attendant to Troy. 1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 31 His wife shal be endowed of the land, and shee shall be attendant to the heire of the third part of 1. d. 1642 tr. J. Perkins Profitable Bk. v. §424. 182 The tenant in dower..shall be attendant unto them by the rate and portion of the rent. 4. Accompanying, in a dependent position; closely consequent or resulting. Const. on, upon. attendant keys in Music: the keys or scales on the fifth above, and fifth below (or fourth above), any key-note or tonic, considered in relation to the key or scale on that tonic. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > [adjective] corollaryc1449 consequent1509 resulting?a1560 sequent1575 pursuant1593 following1594 ensuing1604 eventual1607 attendant1617 emergentc1619 resultant1639 resultative1645 consecutive1647 reflexed1653 redundant1654 reflex1654 consequential1655 resultive1655 attending1682 propter hoc1889 ensuant1897 sequential1899 pursuivant1941 1617 S. Collins Epphata to F. T. i. v. 220 Miracles come from no inhaerent power..from a circumstant rather, or an attendant. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 77. ⁋11 To show innocence and goodness with such attendant weaknesses. 1833 H. Martineau Brooke & Brooke Farm (ed. 3) vi. 72 The suffering and death attendant upon war. 1885 N.E.D. at Attendant Mod. The attendant circumstances. 5. Present at any public proceeding or at the place in which it is held. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > presence > [adjective] > present at a proceeding attendant1581 1581 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha i. xvi. 102 Ecclesiasticall persons (if they bee not attendant vpon diuine seruice) may bee arrested for the Peace. 1880 tr. Daudet's Fromont & Risler i. ii. 12 The round of fêtes with their attendant crowds. B. n. 1. a. One who waits upon, accompanies, or follows another in order to render service; one of a retinue or train; a servant, satellite, subordinate companion. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] thanea700 yeoman1345 squirec1380 foot followera1382 handservanta1382 servitora1382 ministera1384 servera1425 squire of (or for) the body (or household)1450 attender1461 waitera1483 awaiter1495 tender?a1505 waiting-man1518 satellite?1520 attendant1555 sitter-byc1555 pediseque1606 asseclist?1607 tendant1614 assecle1616 fewterera1625 escudero1631 peon1638 wait1652 under spur-leather1685 body servant1689 slavey1819 tindal1859 maid-attendant1896 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions i. v. 57 He laied all the faulte vpon the ministres and attendauntes. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iv. iii. 8 Dispatch your Attendant there. a1780 J. Harris Philol. Inq. (1781) iii. vi. 331 This author was a constant attendant upon the person of this great prince. 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto VII lxxii. 101 Two..ladies, who With their attendant aided our escape. b. transferred or figurative. ΚΠ 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 547 Least sin Surprise thee, and her black attendant Death. View more context for this quotation 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §129 Hancock's Sloop, which I had before made use of as an attendant. 1837 W. Whewell tr. F. Bacon in Hist. Inductive Sci. I. v. iii. 395 Jupiter also has attendants. 2. ‘One that waits the pleasure of another’ (Johnson). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > expectation, waiting > [noun] > one who waits abider1499 on-waiter1601 waiter1655 attendant1690 1690 T. Burnet Theory of Earth iii. Pref. sig. a^v To give an Attendant quick despatch, is a civility. 3. Something that accompanies in a circumstantial relation; an accompaniment, close consequent. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > existence > state or condition > circumstance or circumstances > [noun] thingeOE to-tagc12.. estrec1300 casec1325 aboutstanding1340 circumstancec1380 termsa1382 conditionc1384 befalla1492 weather1603 attendant1607 belonginga1616 circumstantial1647 incident1649 incidence1670 incidental1707 attitude1744 circs1883 the world > relative properties > relationship > accompaniment > [noun] > that which accompanies purtenancea1382 accessory1429 retinue?a1439 accessaryc1475 companion1533 annexe?1541 hanger-ona1555 supply1567 copemate1581 complement1586 fere1593 adjective1597 annexment1604 annexary1605 attendant1607 adherence1610 adjacent1610 wife1616 fellower1620 coincident1626 attendancy1654 associate1658 appanage1663 conjunct1667 perquisite1667 familiar1668 satellite1702 accompaniment1709 accompanying1761 side dish1775 obbligato1825 shadow1830 rider1859 gadget1917 1607 R. Parker Scholasticall Disc. against Antichrist i. i. 56 [The Crosse] is vsed by vs, as an attendant vpon the Sacrament. 1660 E. Waterhouse Disc. Arms & Armory 36 They had their Crowns, Chayns, Rings, like our attendants of Knighthood. 1737 A. Pope Epist. of Horace ii. i. 15 The laugh, the jest, attendants on the bowl. 1869 J. T. Coleridge Mem. J. Keble iv. 65 Melancholy is a common attendant on poetic genius. 4. One who is present at any public proceeding or at the place in which it is held. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > one who sees > [noun] > one present at an event assistant1483 attendanta1629 assister1705 a1629 W. Hinde Faithfull Remonstr. (1641) xxx. 95 The attendants..of such Wakes. a1733 J. Swift Irish Tracts in Wks. (1941) 42 A constant attendant at all meetings relating to charity. 1882 Picton Cromwell ii. 26 His parents were certainly diligent attendants at church. Categories » 5. Law. (See A. 3.) Compounds attendant term n. Law (now historical and rare) a term of years of an interest in land which has not expired, although the purpose for which it was created has been fulfilled; = outstanding term n. at outstanding adj. Compounds. ΚΠ 1770 G. Wilson Rep. Cases King's Courts 2 331 The attendant term could not pass, but was considered as part of the inheritance. 1795 C. Butler Addit. Notes Lord Coke's 1st Inst. sig. (D)2/2 The purchaser had purchased from him, and taken an assignment of such attendant term, in trust to him and his heirs. 1827 Prop. Lawyer 4 ii. 121 From these principles has sprung the use of attendant terms, by means of which a purchaser gains a priority at law over all contracts and incumbrances subsequent to the creation of the term. 1985 Yale Law Jrnl. 94 2094 Attendant terms. In older English conveyancing practice, long terms of years (which often were actually mortgages) were left technically in place long after they had expired as a way of protecting the successor to the freehold or the real underlying leasehold from unknown intervening incumbrances or conveyances. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.1393
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