单词 | matriculation |
释义 | matriculationn. 1. a. The action of matriculating or of being matriculated; esp. formal admission into a university or college. Also: short for matriculation examination n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > university administration > [noun] > enrolment in register matriculation1557 immatriculation1678 matric1885 1557 in J. Lamb Coll. Lett. Corpus Christi Coll., Cambr. (1838) 205 It. the Vic...had matriculation of Xts, St. John's College and Gonvyll Hall. 1570 Lamb. MS 807 in Brit. Mag. (1847) 32 366 My lord edward zou[ch]..hys matriculation ijs..hys saltyng iiijs. 1588 A. Fraunce Lawiers Logike Ded. sig. ¶4v Having once knowen the price of an Admission, Salting, and Matriculation, with the interteyning of Freshmenne in the Rhetorike schooles, they returne whence they came. 1614 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. II. O.T. viii. 413 Wee haue no right of inheritance in..the Church of God, till wee haue receiued the Sacrament of our matriculation. 1633 D. Rogers Treat. Two Sacraments Gospell i. 71 Baptisme..is called our Union with Christ,..our Matriculation, Cognizance, and Character of Christ. 1638 R. Brathwait Barnabees Journall (new ed.) ii. sig. L3 Thence to Highgate, where I viewed..th' Horne of Matriculation Drunk to th' freshmen of our Nation. 1653 in Coll. Scarce & Valuable Tracts (1748) I. 502 No Person..shall take an Oath upon Matriculation in either of the Universities. 1711 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. (1889) III. 257 He had 5s...to go towards his Matriculation. 1853 ‘C. Bede’ Adventures Mr. Verdant Green ii. 9 He's now quite old enough, and prepared enough for matriculation. 1881 D. M. Mulock Little Mother (1882) ii. 43 Papa said he must [go out to India] if he failed in his matriculation. 1900 Oxf. Univ. Cal. 72 These Dues are for each quarter of the first four years from Matriculation. 1931 Times Educ. Suppl. 10 Jan. 9/4 An aspirant for employment in a business house, who has actually qualified for exemption from matriculation by virtue of the subjects endorsed on his school certificate. 1990 P. Hill Dark Star Passing (BNC) 23 He went into the college hall, and registered himself for matriculation among a rowdy assembly of students younger than himself. b. A pass in a matriculation examination ( Compounds); (South African) a pass in the school-leaving examination. ΚΠ 1939 J. Ludus in Outspan (Bloemfontein) 20 Oct. 53 If they [sc. young South Africans] do not obtain their matriculation, or at the very least junior certificate, adult South Africa assumes that they are incapable of doing so. 1960 Where? No. 3. 15/1 Matriculation, the minimum entrance requirement of some universities. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 13 Jan. 26/8 (advt.) Requirements include a minimum of a junior matriculation. 1980 J. Cock Maids & Madams 272 Whereas 12 percent of the males attained Matriculation, only three percent of the females did. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > [noun] > certificate of enrolment matricula1617 matriculation1648 matriculate1702 1648 J. Raymond Itinerary Voy. Italy 233 Our Matriculations wee had from Padua did us much service. 3. Heraldry (chiefly Scottish). A registration of armorial bearings. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > heraldry > [noun] > registration of armorial bearings matriculation1810 1810 Naval Chron. 24 192 He has obtained the following copy of matriculation from the Lyon Office, Edinburgh. 1901 Spectator 30 Mar. 461 The doctrine..that the right to bear arms is dependent upon their matriculation in the College of Arms. 1970 Armorial 6 14 The question whether proof of matriculation of the Arms appropriate to a peerage in the peerage of Scotland before the court of the Lord Lyon King of Arms might be accepted as sufficient evidence of [etc.]. Compounds matriculation book n. a book for the registration of admissions to a college or other association. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > [noun] > membership list or book matricula1555 matriculation book1611 society > education > educational administration > university administration > [noun] > enrolment in register > book matriculation book1611 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. ix. 537/2 Those only whose names were entred into the Matriculation booke. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 384 He is presum'd to be a Merchant who is found enrolled in the Matriculation Book belonging to Merchants. 1764 T. Warton Let. 5 Dec. in Percy Lett. (1951) III. 109 The Keeper of the Archives continuing ill in the Country, I have not been able to consult the Matriculation-books for Mr Higges of Pembroke. 1894 Dict. National Biogr. XL. 337/2 [He] entered Trinity College, Oxford, before 1607, though his name does not appear in the matriculation books of the university. 1959 William & Mary Q. 16 207 No matriculation book before 1827 has survived. matriculation examination n. an examination to qualify for formal admission to a university, society, etc.; (also in Britain (now historical), South Africa, and certain other countries) a school-leaving examination, the passing of which is a preliminary requirement for admission to some universities. ΚΠ 1853 Assurance Mag. 3 273 Institute of Actuaries..Matriculation Examination 1852. 1881 Bulletin (Sydney) 28 May 5/3 Miss Mary Casey..is the first native (girl) of New South Wales who has passed the Cambridge University matriculation examination. 1924 Otago Witness (Dunedin, N.Z.) 28 Oct. 73 I am at present busy swatting for Public Service Entrance and Matriculation examinations. 1985 Sunday Star (Johannesburg) 27 Oct. 2 Parents and matriculants (also in Soweto) would prefer the matriculation examination to be offered in November. 1990 P. Jackson Britain's Deaf Heritage (BNC) 243 He took the University of London Matriculation Examination in 1932. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1557 |
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