单词 | parabien |
释义 | † parabienn. Obsolete. A congratulatory compliment. Only in to give (a person) the parabien (of): to compliment or congratulate (on). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > compliment > congratulation > [noun] > an instance or expression of gratulation1614 to give a person the parabien of1622 congratulation1632 joya1641 congratulatory1680 gratulatory1744 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 47 My Master..rendring me an account of his loue, and I giuing him the Para-bien thereof. 1668 Ld. Arlington in W. Temple Wks. (1770) I. 516 So that now I can..give you the parabien of this great work. 1681 Moores Baffled 9 But instead of giving me the Parabien, you have disturbed my hour of Eating. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1622 |
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