overlingn.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvəlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvərlɪŋ/

Forms: see over adv. and -ling suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over adv., -ling suffix¹.

Etymology: < over adv. + -ling suffix¹. Compare underling n.Not attested in the 16th to 18th centuries; re-formed, probably after underling n., in the 19th cent.

A person who is over others; a superior.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority

mastereOE

herOE

lordOE

overmana1325

overling1340

seignior1393

prelatea1475

oversman1505

signor1583

hogen mogen1639

boss-cocky1898

man1918

trump1937

authority figure1948

Great White Father1960

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 8 To ham þet habbeþ þe lokingge ous to teche..ase byeþ þe ouerlinges of holy cherche.

a1400 Ancrene Riwle (Pepys) (1976) 91 Inobedience: þat is he þat nyl nouȝth be tauȝtt of his Ouerling ne of his vnderlyng.

c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure 289 (MED) Thow aughte to be ouerlynge ouer all oþer kynges.

a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) lxv. 10 We suffire oure ouerlyngis that ere knawn werre then we.

1877 Galaxy Nov. 696/2 What sort of underlings or overlings we are, may largely turn on circumstance.

1895 W. D. Howells in Cent. Mag. Nov. 65/2 The underlings are not satisfied when the overlings tell them that it is not only fit that they should be where they are, but that it is very picturesque.

1976 New Yorker 22 Nov. 109/2 In Pinter's world, servants and other underlings are always filled with menace; the ominous likelihood is that they will prove to be overlings.

1989 L. Myers Ah, Youth in A. Stevenson Bitter Fame 313 An overling at Pinewood had called for Ted.

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

单词	overling
释义	overlingn. Brit. /ˈəʊvəlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərlɪŋ/ Forms: see over adv. and -ling suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over adv., -ling suffix¹. Etymology: < over adv. + -ling suffix¹. Compare underling n.Not attested in the 16th to 18th centuries; re-formed, probably after underling n., in the 19th cent. A person who is over others; a superior. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority mastereOE herOE lordOE overmana1325 overling1340 seignior1393 prelatea1475 oversman1505 signor1583 hogen mogen1639 boss-cocky1898 man1918 trump1937 authority figure1948 Great White Father1960 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 8 To ham þet habbeþ þe lokingge ous to teche..ase byeþ þe ouerlinges of holy cherche. a1400 Ancrene Riwle (Pepys) (1976) 91 Inobedience: þat is he þat nyl nouȝth be tauȝtt of his Ouerling ne of his vnderlyng. c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure 289 (MED) Thow aughte to be ouerlynge ouer all oþer kynges. a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) lxv. 10 We suffire oure ouerlyngis that ere knawn werre then we. 1877 Galaxy Nov. 696/2 What sort of underlings or overlings we are, may largely turn on circumstance. 1895 W. D. Howells in Cent. Mag. Nov. 65/2 The underlings are not satisfied when the overlings tell them that it is not only fit that they should be where they are, but that it is very picturesque. 1976 New Yorker 22 Nov. 109/2 In Pinter's world, servants and other underlings are always filled with menace; the ominous likelihood is that they will prove to be overlings. 1989 L. Myers Ah, Youth in A. Stevenson Bitter Fame 313 An overling at Pinewood had called for Ted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1340
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