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单词 pedissequant
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pedissequantn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pedissequus , pedisequus , -ant suffix1.
Etymology: < classical Latin pedissequus, variant of pedisequus pediseque n. + -ant suffix1. Compare pediseque n. N.E.D. (1904) lists the word as pedissequent , conforming to the regular ending of classical Latin sequent- , sequens sequent adj.
Obsolete. rare.
A follower, an attendant.
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society > authority > subjection > service > servant > retainer or follower > [noun]
followereOE
youngereOE
retenantc1390
suitora1398
waitera1500
retainer1508
pursuivant1513
villein1534
consequent1550
backmanc1560
janissary1565
jackman1566
hensure1568
belonger1577
lackey1588
sequent1598
pedissequant1607
henchman1754
gesith1861
ministerialis1888
1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 136 Vntill..he [sc. a deer] be forced to offer vp his blood and flesh to the rage of al the obseruant pedissequants of the hunting goddesse Diana.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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