pass-womann.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːsˌwʊmən/,

/ˈpasˌwʊmən/, U.S.

/ˈpæsˌwʊmən/

Inflections: Plural pass-women.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pass n.⁴, woman n.

Etymology: < pass n.⁴ + woman n., after passman n.

rare.

At Oxford and Cambridge Universities: a female student who reads for and takes a pass degree, as opposed to an honours degree; a female student who passes a degree without attaining honours. Cf. passman n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > candidates > who passes > passing at university

firsta1830

poll1831

poll-man1834

honour man1839

passman1853

honours man1859

pass-woman1896

1896 Westm. Gaz. 13 Feb. 1/3 One of the resolutions..proposes that women who have taken honours..shall be eligible for the degree, a diploma being offered to the ‘passwomen’ in lieu therof.

1900 G. C. Brodrick Mem. & Impr. 349 If there should ever be a large influx of pass-women of the same type as pass-men..difficulties of discipline will be greatly aggravated.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pass-woman
释义	pass-womann. Brit. /ˈpɑːsˌwʊmən/, /ˈpasˌwʊmən/, U.S. /ˈpæsˌwʊmən/ Inflections: Plural pass-women. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pass n.⁴, woman n. Etymology: < pass n.⁴ + woman n., after passman n. rare. At Oxford and Cambridge Universities: a female student who reads for and takes a pass degree, as opposed to an honours degree; a female student who passes a degree without attaining honours. Cf. passman n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > education > educational administration > examination > [noun] > candidates > who passes > passing at university firsta1830 poll1831 poll-man1834 honour man1839 passman1853 honours man1859 pass-woman1896 1896 Westm. Gaz. 13 Feb. 1/3 One of the resolutions..proposes that women who have taken honours..shall be eligible for the degree, a diploma being offered to the ‘passwomen’ in lieu therof. 1900 G. C. Brodrick Mem. & Impr. 349 If there should ever be a large influx of pass-women of the same type as pass-men..difficulties of discipline will be greatly aggravated. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1896
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