† mercenariann.¹adj.²

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mercēnārius , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin mercēnārius mercenary n. + -an suffix. Compare earlier mercenary n. and adj. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mə̄ɹsĭnē^ə·riăn) /mɜːsɪˈnɛərɪən/.

Obsolete. rare.

A. n.¹

A mercenary, a hired soldier.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > mercenary

wagerc1420

knight wager1513

mercenary1523

lance-knight1530

suddart1542

hireling1547

adventurer1548

venturer1572

lansquenet1577

warmonger1590

mercenarian1598

passe-volant1617

provantman1659

soldier of fortune1661

privateer1676

routier1683

bravo1761

stipendiary1768

free companion1804

freelance1819

free-rider1821

freelancer1854

merchant of death1934

merc1967

1598 J. Marston Certaine Satyres in Metamorph. Pigmalions Image 24 And then ensues my stanzaes, like odd bands Of voluntaries, and mercenarians.

B. adj.²

Of or belonging to mercenary soldiers.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [adjective] > mercenary

wagedc1440

stipendiaryc1545

mercenary1569

wageable1614

provant1637

stipendiarian1796

mercenarian1886

1886 M. F. Sheldon tr. G. Flaubert Salammbô iv. 72 A mercenarian camp [Fr. un camp de Mercenaires].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

Mercenariann.²adj.¹

Brit.

/ˌməːs(ᵻ)ˈnɛːrɪən/, U.S.

/ˌmərsəˈnɛriən/,

/ˌmərsnˈɛriən/

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish, combined with an English element. Etymons: Spanish mercenario , -an suffix.

Etymology: < Spanish mercenario a member of the Order of Our Lady of Mercy (13th cent.; now more usually mercedario (see Mercedarian n.); < spec. use in post-classical Latin of classical Latin mercēnārius mercenary n.) + -an suffix.

Now rare.

= Mercedarian n. Also attributive or as adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > Trinitarian > [noun] > Mercenarian

Mercenarian1648

society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > Trinitarian > [adjective] > Mercenarian

Mercenarian1648

1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. 10 There are Dominicans, Franciscans,..Mercenarians [etc.].

1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. 15 Mercenarian Fryers.

1740 P. Pineda New Dict., Spanish & Eng. (new ed.) Mercèd, the religious Order of the Mercenarians first instituted in Aragon by King Jayme for Redemption of Captives.

1890 Mind 15 515 An eager preacher of the eighteenth century may turn a vigorous appeal upon the rewards offered in a future life; and yet it need not follow that he is to be classed as a mercenarian of the nineteenth century.

1911 Mod. Lang. Notes 26 187 A proof that he was still, perhaps secretly, writing plays in 1629, and disproving Cotarelo's statement that the Mercenarian [sc. Tirso de Molina] had given over writing plays at that period.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mercenarian
释义	† mercenariann.¹adj.² Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mercēnārius , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin mercēnārius mercenary n. + -an suffix. Compare earlier mercenary n. and adj. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mə̄ɹsĭnē^ə·riăn) /mɜːsɪˈnɛərɪən/. Obsolete. rare. A. n.¹ A mercenary, a hired soldier. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [noun] > mercenary wagerc1420 knight wager1513 mercenary1523 lance-knight1530 suddart1542 hireling1547 adventurer1548 venturer1572 lansquenet1577 warmonger1590 mercenarian1598 passe-volant1617 provantman1659 soldier of fortune1661 privateer1676 routier1683 bravo1761 stipendiary1768 free companion1804 freelance1819 free-rider1821 freelancer1854 merchant of death1934 merc1967 1598 J. Marston Certaine Satyres in Metamorph. Pigmalions Image 24 And then ensues my stanzaes, like odd bands Of voluntaries, and mercenarians. B. adj.² Of or belonging to mercenary soldiers. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by type of service > [adjective] > mercenary wagedc1440 stipendiaryc1545 mercenary1569 wageable1614 provant1637 stipendiarian1796 mercenarian1886 1886 M. F. Sheldon tr. G. Flaubert Salammbô iv. 72 A mercenarian camp [Fr. un camp de Mercenaires]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2018). Mercenariann.²adj.¹ Brit. /ˌməːs(ᵻ)ˈnɛːrɪən/, U.S. /ˌmərsəˈnɛriən/, /ˌmərsnˈɛriən/ Origin: A borrowing from Spanish, combined with an English element. Etymons: Spanish mercenario , -an suffix. Etymology: < Spanish mercenario a member of the Order of Our Lady of Mercy (13th cent.; now more usually mercedario (see Mercedarian n.); < spec. use in post-classical Latin of classical Latin mercēnārius mercenary n.) + -an suffix. Now rare. = Mercedarian n. Also attributive or as adj. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > Trinitarian > [noun] > Mercenarian Mercenarian1648 society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > Trinitarian > [adjective] > Mercenarian Mercenarian1648 1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. 10 There are Dominicans, Franciscans,..Mercenarians [etc.]. 1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. 15 Mercenarian Fryers. 1740 P. Pineda New Dict., Spanish & Eng. (new ed.) Mercèd, the religious Order of the Mercenarians first instituted in Aragon by King Jayme for Redemption of Captives. 1890 Mind 15 515 An eager preacher of the eighteenth century may turn a vigorous appeal upon the rewards offered in a future life; and yet it need not follow that he is to be classed as a mercenarian of the nineteenth century. 1911 Mod. Lang. Notes 26 187 A proof that he was still, perhaps secretly, writing plays in 1629, and disproving Cotarelo's statement that the Mercenarian [sc. Tirso de Molina] had given over writing plays at that period. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹adj.²1598n.²adj.¹1648
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