单词 | partheniad |
释义 | † partheniadn. Obsolete. A poem or song in honour of a virgin.In quot. 1589 with reference to Elizabeth I. Puttenham may have started sending his Partheniads to the queen as early as 1559, but it is not clear when he first gave them this title. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poem or piece of poetry > other types of poem > [noun] > types of laudatory poem > poem in honour of a virgin partheniad1589 1589 G. Puttenham Arte Eng. Poesie iii. xix. 180 In another Partheniade..insinuating her Maiesties great constancy in refusall of all marriages offred. 1591 J. Harington Briefe Apol. Poetrie in tr. L. Ariosto Orlando Furioso sig. ¶iij Diuerse pieces of Partheniads and hymnes in praise of the most praisworthy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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