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单词 mid-man
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mid-mann.1

Forms: see mid adj. and man n.1
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mid adj., man n.1
Etymology: < mid adj. + man n.1 Compare middleman n., midsman n. at mids n., adv., and prep. Compounds 2.
Obsolete.
A mediator, an arbitrator.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > settling quarrels or disputes > mediation > mediator
mediatorc1410
recounsellera1425
mid-man1459
stiffler1473
stickler1538
goer1548
ombudsman1970
society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > [noun] > settling quarrels or disputes > arbitration > arbitrator
noumperec1350
umpire?c1400
arbitrator1426
mid-man1459
wardsman1482
appointer1523
daysman1530
arbiter1548
moderator1556
oddsman1571
compromitter1579
compromiser1598
compromittee1602
umpirer1650
goodman1836
honest broker1878
leopard-skin chief1933
leopard-skin priest1951
1459 in Hist. MSS Comm.: Rep. MSS Var. Coll. (1909) V. 82 in Parl. Papers (Cd. 4600) XXV. 1 Qwar that thai discord amang thaim self of the departesyng of the..landis thay sal byd at the terminacion of thar midmen.
1581 J. Hamilton Catholik Traictise i. f. 14v At that tyme Iohne Caluene..ingyrit him self midman betuix the tua parteis, of quhom sprang out the thrid opinion diuers from ye rest.
a1605 R. Bannatyne Memorials Trans. Scotl. (1836) 121 He lamentit..that there was no mid-man to make ane agriement betwix these two parteis.
1646 R. Baillie Anabaptism 17 In this accomodation these mid men proceeded so far.
1655 R. Baillie Let. 31 Dec. (1842) III. 296 Mr. Robert Blair and Mr. James Durhame appeared as mid-men [1775 ed.: midsmen].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

mid-mann.2

Inflections: Plural mid-men.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: midwife n., man n.1
Etymology: < mid- (in midwife n.) + man n.1, after midwife n. Compare later midhusband n.
Obsolete.
A male midwife.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > healer > one skilled in obstetrics or midwifery > [noun] > specific male
man-midwife1607
mid-man1706
midwife1711
midwifer1825
1706 E. Baynard in J. Floyer Anc. Ψυχρολουσια Revived (rev. ed.) ii. 157 The Mid-men have so far consented to this fatal and pernicious Practice as never to..forbid it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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