onerosityn.

Brit.

/əʊnəˈrɒsᵻti/, U.S.

/oʊnəˈrɑsədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: onerous adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < onerous adj. + -ity suffix: see -osity suffix. Compare post-classical Latin onerositas (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), French onérosité (1874; 1491 in Middle French in sense ‘charge, weight’).

The quality of being onerous; (Scots Law) the fact of being done or given for a consideration (cf. onerous adj. 2).

ΚΠ

1672 in M. P. Brown Suppl. Dict. Decisions Court of Session (1826) II. 154 The onerosity of the son's contract could only be in quantum it were onerous.

1694 in J. Lauder Decisions Lords of Council (1759) I. 642 They could be obliged to instruct either his solvency or the onerosity of their several rights.

1874 Ld. Neaves in Cases Court of Session 4th Ser. 1 481 When a cheque is presented to a bank there is no presumption of onerosity as between the drawer and the holder.

1908 Ld. Kinnear in Session Cases 680 The old rule of our law..created a presumption of onerosity so strong that, although it might be contradicted, it was not allowed to be disproved except by the writ of the party seeking to enforce liability on the bill, or else by a reference to his disposition on oath.

1980 G. S. Gimson in Scots Law Times: Sheriff Court Rep. 26 The drawer of the bill was held entitled to sue the acceptor's estate, after his death, without proving onerosity.

1996 C. Hugo in R. Zimmerman & D. Visser Southern Cross ii. v. 501 Past consideration, such as an antecedent debt,..does not constitute valuable consideration. Valuable consideration accordingly amounts to a quid pro quo or, to use a term employed by Chalmers, ‘onerosity’.

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

单词	onerosity
释义	onerosityn. Brit. /əʊnəˈrɒsᵻti/, U.S. /oʊnəˈrɑsədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: onerous adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < onerous adj. + -ity suffix: see -osity suffix. Compare post-classical Latin onerositas (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), French onérosité (1874; 1491 in Middle French in sense ‘charge, weight’). The quality of being onerous; (Scots Law) the fact of being done or given for a consideration (cf. onerous adj. 2). ΚΠ 1672 in M. P. Brown Suppl. Dict. Decisions Court of Session (1826) II. 154 The onerosity of the son's contract could only be in quantum it were onerous. 1694 in J. Lauder Decisions Lords of Council (1759) I. 642 They could be obliged to instruct either his solvency or the onerosity of their several rights. 1874 Ld. Neaves in Cases Court of Session 4th Ser. 1 481 When a cheque is presented to a bank there is no presumption of onerosity as between the drawer and the holder. 1908 Ld. Kinnear in Session Cases 680 The old rule of our law..created a presumption of onerosity so strong that, although it might be contradicted, it was not allowed to be disproved except by the writ of the party seeking to enforce liability on the bill, or else by a reference to his disposition on oath. 1980 G. S. Gimson in Scots Law Times: Sheriff Court Rep. 26 The drawer of the bill was held entitled to sue the acceptor's estate, after his death, without proving onerosity. 1996 C. Hugo in R. Zimmerman & D. Visser Southern Cross ii. v. 501 Past consideration, such as an antecedent debt,..does not constitute valuable consideration. Valuable consideration accordingly amounts to a quid pro quo or, to use a term employed by Chalmers, ‘onerosity’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1672
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