petty captainn.

Brit.

/ˌpɛtɪ ˈkapt(ᵻ)n/, U.S.

/ˌpɛdi ˈkæpt(ə)n/

Forms: see petty adj. and captain n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: petty adj., captain n.

Etymology: < petty adj. + captain n. Compare petit captain n. at petit adj. and n. Compounds 1.

Now historical.

An officer ranking next below a captain; a lieutenant. Also (with reference to other military cultures): an officer of comparable minor rank or status.

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society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > [noun] > of 100

centuriona1382

under-captain1442

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petty captainc1475

hundredera1557

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > lieutenant

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petty captainc1475

locum tenent1492

lieutenant1578

lieutenant-captain1728

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looey1916

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c1475 Gregory's Chron. in J. Gairdner Hist. Coll. Citizen London (1876) 237 And sum of the pety captaynys were be-heddyd at Towre Hylle at London.

?c1475 ( in J. Stevenson Lett. & Papers Illustr. Wars Eng. in France (1864) II. 595 (MED) Sir Thomas Kyrielle..was destrussed..by dyvyson and controversie of hys petycapteyns negligently tarying yn Normandie at her landyng.

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes iii. ix. 185 I telle the that the pety captayne whiche is vndre the captayne princypall may not godely doo this.

c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 635 (MED) As for pety capteyns many mo the[r] wase, As Sacrylege, Symony, & Dyssimulacion.

c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 1093 (MED) Whyle these pety-capteynes susteynyd thus the feelde, With Vertew hys rerewarde came Good Perseueraunce.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xxvii. f. xlij When the pety captayne..sawe the erth quake.

1565 A. Golding tr. Caesar Martiall Exploytes in Gallia i. f. 30 The old beaten soldiors, and the peticapteynes [L. centuriones], & those that had the charge of the men of armes, were sore troubled.

1633 R. Gomersall Poems 43 What petty captaine is so vaine, so mad As to ascribe to his conduct the glad Event of last dayes hazard?

1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia i. i. 7 Two shillings by the day for a petty Captaine.

1825 Times 10 Oct. 3/3 Petty captains of 30 or 40 followers, gather round the military chiefs, in proportion to their power.

1898 Dict. National Biogr. at Sutton, Thomas His wages were 4s. a day, and he had under him a petty captain, an ensign-bearer, a sergeant, [etc.].

1926 W. R. Inge England i. 22 The Angles..came in small bands under petty captains, and it was long before they combined on a large scale.

1997 J. P. Sanchez tr. J. M. A. Rivera in Explorers, Traders, & Slavers App. 141 Along it, on the other side, we found the settlement of Capitán Grande... With him were three petty captains.

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

单词	petty captain
释义	petty captainn. Brit. /ˌpɛtɪ ˈkapt(ᵻ)n/, U.S. /ˌpɛdi ˈkæpt(ə)n/ Forms: see petty adj. and captain n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: petty adj., captain n. Etymology: < petty adj. + captain n. Compare petit captain n. at petit adj. and n. Compounds 1. Now historical. An officer ranking next below a captain; a lieutenant. Also (with reference to other military cultures): an officer of comparable minor rank or status. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > [noun] > of 100 centuriona1382 under-captain1442 centenaryc1453 centeniera1460 petty captainc1475 hundredera1557 society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > lieutenant legate1474 petty captainc1475 locum tenent1492 lieutenant1578 lieutenant-captain1728 teniente1798 luff1836 loot1898 looey1916 tenente1929 c1475 Gregory's Chron. in J. Gairdner Hist. Coll. Citizen London (1876) 237 And sum of the pety captaynys were be-heddyd at Towre Hylle at London. ?c1475 ( in J. Stevenson Lett. & Papers Illustr. Wars Eng. in France (1864) II. 595 (MED) Sir Thomas Kyrielle..was destrussed..by dyvyson and controversie of hys petycapteyns negligently tarying yn Normandie at her landyng. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes iii. ix. 185 I telle the that the pety captayne whiche is vndre the captayne princypall may not godely doo this. c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 635 (MED) As for pety capteyns many mo the[r] wase, As Sacrylege, Symony, & Dyssimulacion. c1500 (?a1475) Assembly of Gods (1896) 1093 (MED) Whyle these pety-capteynes susteynyd thus the feelde, With Vertew hys rerewarde came Good Perseueraunce. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Matt. xxvii. f. xlij When the pety captayne..sawe the erth quake. 1565 A. Golding tr. Caesar Martiall Exploytes in Gallia i. f. 30 The old beaten soldiors, and the peticapteynes [L. centuriones], & those that had the charge of the men of armes, were sore troubled. 1633 R. Gomersall Poems 43 What petty captaine is so vaine, so mad As to ascribe to his conduct the glad Event of last dayes hazard? 1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia i. i. 7 Two shillings by the day for a petty Captaine. 1825 Times 10 Oct. 3/3 Petty captains of 30 or 40 followers, gather round the military chiefs, in proportion to their power. 1898 Dict. National Biogr. at Sutton, Thomas His wages were 4s. a day, and he had under him a petty captain, an ensign-bearer, a sergeant, [etc.]. 1926 W. R. Inge England i. 22 The Angles..came in small bands under petty captains, and it was long before they combined on a large scale. 1997 J. P. Sanchez tr. J. M. A. Rivera in Explorers, Traders, & Slavers App. 141 Along it, on the other side, we found the settlement of Capitán Grande... With him were three petty captains. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1475
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