单词 | nabobery |
释义 | naboberyn. 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). < |
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