单词 | pennal |
释义 | pennaln. historical and rare. In German Protestant universities: a freshman. Cf. pennalism n. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > college or university student > [noun] > first-year student puny1548 freshman1583 puisne1592 freshwomana1627 bejan1642 nib1655 jib1827 greeny1834 fox1839 freshie1845 rat1850 buttery Benjie1854 pennal1854 yellow-beak1865 fresher1875 yellow-neb1879 yearling1908 frosh1915 1851 Encycl. Americana (new ed.) X. 8/1 Pennalism is the name for the torments and impositions to which the elder students in German Universities used to subject the younger ones, called Pennale (pen-cases), afterwards foxes.] 1854 Biblical Repertory Jan. 43 If a Pennal, or freshman, came to a lecture, which was seldom allowed, it was only on condition that he appeared ragged and dirty, and without stick or sword. 1859 K. von Raumer Contrib. to Hist. & Improvem. German Universities 48 The poor Pennal was obliged first to go round to all the members of the Landsmannschaft, and request them to permit him to be released from his slavery. 1996 R. A. Müller in H. de Ridder-Symoens Hist. University in Europe II. viii. 349 The beanus.., the novice, Bacchant or Pennal was treated as a pecus campi (field animal): different tools were used for knocking off his horns. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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