Mezentianadj.

Brit.

/mᵻˈzɛnʃ(ə)n/, U.S.

/məˈzɛnʃ(ə)n/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mezentius , -an suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Mezentius, a mythical Etruscan chieftain renowned for his acts of tyranny + -an suffix; compare -ian suffix. Compare earlier Mezentism n.

Characteristic of Mezentius (spec. with reference to a cruel or fatal union).In Virgil Aeneid 8.485–8 the story is told of how Mezentius caused living people to be bound face to face with corpses and left to die.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > [adjective] > starving

Mezentian1798

1798 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit. 48 Sound Pitt, and Prettyman, and Rose, and Rolle, With strength of Stentor, but Mezentian soul.

1837 S. Smith Let. to Singleton in Wks. (1859) II. 259/2 That fatal and Mezentian oath which binds the Irish to the English Church.

1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. i. 6 England..spared from the curse of the..Mezentian union with Italy,..developed its own common law.

1992 I. Banks Crow Road xvi. 422 It did occur to me he could have driven the bike himself with the body lashed to his back looking like a pillion. It's a bit Mezentian, but possible.

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

单词	mezentian
释义	Mezentianadj. Brit. /mᵻˈzɛnʃ(ə)n/, U.S. /məˈzɛnʃ(ə)n/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Mezentius , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name of Mezentius, a mythical Etruscan chieftain renowned for his acts of tyranny + -an suffix; compare -ian suffix. Compare earlier Mezentism n. Characteristic of Mezentius (spec. with reference to a cruel or fatal union).In Virgil Aeneid 8.485–8 the story is told of how Mezentius caused living people to be bound face to face with corpses and left to die. ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > killing > killing by specific method > [adjective] > starving Mezentian1798 1798 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit. 48 Sound Pitt, and Prettyman, and Rose, and Rolle, With strength of Stentor, but Mezentian soul. 1837 S. Smith Let. to Singleton in Wks. (1859) II. 259/2 That fatal and Mezentian oath which binds the Irish to the English Church. 1874 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. I. i. 6 England..spared from the curse of the..Mezentian union with Italy,..developed its own common law. 1992 I. Banks Crow Road xvi. 422 It did occur to me he could have driven the bike himself with the body lashed to his back looking like a pillion. It's a bit Mezentian, but possible. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1798
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