obsidionaladj.

Brit.

/əbˈsɪdɪənl/, U.S.

/əbˈsɪdiən(ə)l/,

/ɑbˈsɪdiən(ə)l/

Forms: late Middle English obsydyonal, late Middle English– obsidional, 1500s–1600s obsidionall; also Scottish pre-1700 obsedionall.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin obsidiōnālis.

Etymology: < classical Latin obsidiōnālis of or relating to a siege (1st cent. a.d.) < obsidiōn- , obsidiō obsidion n. + -ālis -al suffix¹. Compare Middle French, French obsidional (16th cent.).In obsidional crown , etc., after classical Latin corōna obsidiōnālis ; compare French couronne obsidionale (1690). With obsidional coinage (see quot. 1809 at sense 1) compare French monnaie obsidionale (1740).

Now chiefly historical.

1. Of or relating to a siege; spec. designating a wreath of grass or weeds conferred as a mark of honour upon a Roman general who raised a siege, esp. in obsidional crown, or designating coins struck, or another object serving the purpose of a coin, in a besieged town as a substitute for regular coins.In quot. 1973 figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > [adjective]

obsidional?a1439

poliorcetic1744

obsessional1857

society > armed hostility > military organization > insignia > [noun] > decorations or orders > crowns and wreaths

naval crown?a1439

civil crowna1522

civic garland1542

obsidional crown1546

oval1614

civic crown1649

olive crown1679

crown-mure1682

rostral crown1686

stephane1847

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [adjective] > used during a siege

obsidional1809

obsidionarya1816

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iv. 249 (MED) Lik ther desertis thes crouns took ther names, For summe of them wer callid Tryumphal..Othir also callid Obsidional In Romeyn tunge.

1494 Loutfut MS f. 124^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at (Obsid-), Obsedionall The crowne triumphall, the crownne obsedionall, the crownne murall.

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 255 Corona obsidionalis, a garlande obsidionall.

1546 T. Langley tr. P. Vergil Abridgem. Notable Worke ii. xi. f. 55^v Obsidionall croune y^t was worne of him that deliuered a citee besieged & was made of Grasse.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxii. vi. 117 Scipio surnamed Æmilianus, was honoured with an Obsidionall Coronet in Affricke..for saving three cohorts besieged.

a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1683) ii. 91 Their honorary Crowns triumphal, ovary, civical, obsidional, had little of Flowers in them.

1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero II. xii. 577 An Obsidional Crown; which though made onely of the common grass,..was esteemed the noblest reward of military glory.

1809 Q. Rev. 1 127 The obsidional coinage of Charles the first.

1871 Ladies' Repository June 438/2 Between green palms the triumphal, mural, and obsidional—grass—crowns are interwoven.

1884 H. Frith tr. P. Daryl Public Life in Eng. 43 The idea of sending obsidional letters by balloons.

1973 Early Amer. Lit. Winter 248 That obsidional mentality of the seventeenth century which accounted for many religious and political aspects of life and thought in New England.

1995 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Island of Day Before 30 All around the city, soldiers in vari-colored garb dragged obsidional machines among groups of tents.

†2. Inclined to bore people by staying too long. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use.

ΚΠ

1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 3 Apr. (1939) 147 My dear Chief, whom I love very much, though [he] is a little obsidional or so, remains till three.

3. Of disease: that assails or surrounds.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > [adjective] > harassing

griefa1300

grievous13..

travailinga1450

importunatea1500

unportunatea1533

importunable1566

infestive1570

infestuous1593

plaguey1595

infestious1597

importunous1598

obsidious1615

vexatious?1626

pestifying1716

harassing1833

obsidional1879

infesting1881

obseding1885

1879 World 26 Nov. 12/1 The obsidional disease of suspicion which great public sufferings are apt to develop.

1904 Jrnl. Mental Sci. Apr. 236 Agitated melancholia which might be called obsessional, obsessive, or obsidional melancholia.

1951 E. Pell tr. F. Mauriac Men I hold Great 60 His sickness is above all spiritual: strange obsidional delirium. He is a besieged man.

1990 J. Braddock & B. Pike tr. C. Quétel Hist. Syphilis vi. 159 The obsidional fever of syphilis had begun.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obsidional
释义	obsidionaladj. Brit. /əbˈsɪdɪənl/, U.S. /əbˈsɪdiən(ə)l/, /ɑbˈsɪdiən(ə)l/ Forms: late Middle English obsydyonal, late Middle English– obsidional, 1500s–1600s obsidionall; also Scottish pre-1700 obsedionall. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin obsidiōnālis. Etymology: < classical Latin obsidiōnālis of or relating to a siege (1st cent. a.d.) < obsidiōn- , obsidiō obsidion n. + -ālis -al suffix¹. Compare Middle French, French obsidional (16th cent.).In obsidional crown , etc., after classical Latin corōna obsidiōnālis ; compare French couronne obsidionale (1690). With obsidional coinage (see quot. 1809 at sense 1) compare French monnaie obsidionale (1740). Now chiefly historical. 1. Of or relating to a siege; spec. designating a wreath of grass or weeds conferred as a mark of honour upon a Roman general who raised a siege, esp. in obsidional crown, or designating coins struck, or another object serving the purpose of a coin, in a besieged town as a substitute for regular coins.In quot. 1973 figurative. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > [adjective] obsidional?a1439 poliorcetic1744 obsessional1857 society > armed hostility > military organization > insignia > [noun] > decorations or orders > crowns and wreaths naval crown?a1439 civil crowna1522 civic garland1542 obsidional crown1546 oval1614 civic crown1649 olive crown1679 crown-mure1682 rostral crown1686 stephane1847 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > [adjective] > used during a siege obsidional1809 obsidionarya1816 a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iv. 249 (MED) Lik ther desertis thes crouns took ther names, For summe of them wer callid Tryumphal..Othir also callid Obsidional In Romeyn tunge. 1494 Loutfut MS f. 124^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at (Obsid-), Obsedionall The crowne triumphall, the crownne obsedionall, the crownne murall. 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 255 Corona obsidionalis, a garlande obsidionall. 1546 T. Langley tr. P. Vergil Abridgem. Notable Worke ii. xi. f. 55^v Obsidionall croune y^t was worne of him that deliuered a citee besieged & was made of Grasse. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxii. vi. 117 Scipio surnamed Æmilianus, was honoured with an Obsidionall Coronet in Affricke..for saving three cohorts besieged. a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1683) ii. 91 Their honorary Crowns triumphal, ovary, civical, obsidional, had little of Flowers in them. 1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero II. xii. 577 An Obsidional Crown; which though made onely of the common grass,..was esteemed the noblest reward of military glory. 1809 Q. Rev. 1 127 The obsidional coinage of Charles the first. 1871 Ladies' Repository June 438/2 Between green palms the triumphal, mural, and obsidional—grass—crowns are interwoven. 1884 H. Frith tr. P. Daryl Public Life in Eng. 43 The idea of sending obsidional letters by balloons. 1973 Early Amer. Lit. Winter 248 That obsidional mentality of the seventeenth century which accounted for many religious and political aspects of life and thought in New England. 1995 W. Weaver tr. U. Eco Island of Day Before 30 All around the city, soldiers in vari-colored garb dragged obsidional machines among groups of tents. †2. Inclined to bore people by staying too long. Obsolete.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1826 W. Scott Jrnl. 3 Apr. (1939) 147 My dear Chief, whom I love very much, though [he] is a little obsidional or so, remains till three. 3. Of disease: that assails or surrounds. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > [adjective] > harassing griefa1300 grievous13.. travailinga1450 importunatea1500 unportunatea1533 importunable1566 infestive1570 infestuous1593 plaguey1595 infestious1597 importunous1598 obsidious1615 vexatious?1626 pestifying1716 harassing1833 obsidional1879 infesting1881 obseding1885 1879 World 26 Nov. 12/1 The obsidional disease of suspicion which great public sufferings are apt to develop. 1904 Jrnl. Mental Sci. Apr. 236 Agitated melancholia which might be called obsessional, obsessive, or obsidional melancholia. 1951 E. Pell tr. F. Mauriac Men I hold Great 60 His sickness is above all spiritual: strange obsidional delirium. He is a besieged man. 1990 J. Braddock & B. Pike tr. C. Quétel Hist. Syphilis vi. 159 The obsidional fever of syphilis had begun. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?a1439
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