† ottimacyn.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian, combined with an English element; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: Italian ottimo , -acy suffix.

Etymology: < Italian ottimo (a1294 as noun in sense ‘that which is the best’, a1300 as adjective in sense ‘best’; < classical Latin optimus : see optimum n.) + -acy suffix, after Italian ottimate optimate n. Compare slightly earlier optimacy n.

Obsolete. rare.

= optimacy n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > rule of any class or persons > [noun] > of the upper classes

oligarchy1542

aristocracy1577

optimacy1595

ottimacy1595

1595 T. Bedingfield tr. N. Machiavelli Florentine Hist. iii. 64 Vnder the word Ottimacy [It. stato d'ottimati], or popularitie, they cloake their euill intent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	ottimacy
释义	† ottimacyn. Origin: A borrowing from Italian, combined with an English element; modelled on an Italian lexical item. Etymons: Italian ottimo , -acy suffix. Etymology: < Italian ottimo (a1294 as noun in sense ‘that which is the best’, a1300 as adjective in sense ‘best’; < classical Latin optimus : see optimum n.) + -acy suffix, after Italian ottimate optimate n. Compare slightly earlier optimacy n. Obsolete. rare. = optimacy n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > rule of any class or persons > [noun] > of the upper classes oligarchy1542 aristocracy1577 optimacy1595 ottimacy1595 1595 T. Bedingfield tr. N. Machiavelli Florentine Hist. iii. 64 Vnder the word Ottimacy [It. stato d'ottimati], or popularitie, they cloake their euill intent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1595
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