naboberyn.

Brit.

/ˌneɪˈbɒb(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˈneɪˌbɑb(ə)ri/

Forms: 1800s nabobbery, 1800s– nabobery.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nabob n., -ery suffix.

Etymology: < nabob n. + -ery suffix. Compare earlier nabobism n., nabobry n.

rare.

1. Nabobs collectively; a group or gathering of nabobs.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > rich people > place frequented by

nabobery1834

1834 New Monthly Mag. Mar. 375 Such is the nabobery into which Harley-street, Wimpole-street, and Gloucester-place, daily empty their precious stores of bilious humanity.

1969 Amer. Hist. Rev. 74 1354 The town's government and ruling class; the nabobery or aristocracy; the voting patterns.

2. The qualities or character of a nabob or nabobs; extravagant wealth, power, luxury, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > qualities of

nabobery1852

1852 M. W. Savage Reuben Medlicott ii. x He reminds me of a nabob. Nabobbery itself.

1942 Mod. Lang. Notes May 331 He was familiar enough with the phenomenon of nabobery to give his play a kind of journalistic verisimilitude.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nabobery
释义	naboberyn. Brit. /ˌneɪˈbɒb(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈneɪˌbɑb(ə)ri/ Forms: 1800s nabobbery, 1800s– nabobery. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nabob n., -ery suffix. Etymology: < nabob n. + -ery suffix. Compare earlier nabobism n., nabobry n. rare. 1. Nabobs collectively; a group or gathering of nabobs. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > rich people > place frequented by nabobery1834 1834 New Monthly Mag. Mar. 375 Such is the nabobery into which Harley-street, Wimpole-street, and Gloucester-place, daily empty their precious stores of bilious humanity. 1969 Amer. Hist. Rev. 74 1354 The town's government and ruling class; the nabobery or aristocracy; the voting patterns. 2. The qualities or character of a nabob or nabobs; extravagant wealth, power, luxury, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > rich or wealthy person > qualities of nabobery1852 1852 M. W. Savage Reuben Medlicott ii. x He reminds me of a nabob. Nabobbery itself. 1942 Mod. Lang. Notes May 331 He was familiar enough with the phenomenon of nabobery to give his play a kind of journalistic verisimilitude. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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