单词 | plenipotentiaryship |
释义 | plenipotentiaryshipn. Now rare. The office or role of a plenipotentiary. ΘΚΠ society > authority > delegated authority > one having delegated or derived authority > [noun] > having full authority > position of plenipotentiaryship1705 society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > ambassador or envoy > with full power > position of plenipotentiaryship1705 1705 J. Addison Let. 13 Dec. in Wks. (1870) 503 The other will persist in his desire of coming home notwithstanding the addition of three pounds a day by virtue of his plenipotentiaryship for settling the commerce. 1761 H. Mann in H. Walpole Corr. 2 May (1960) XXI. 503 Marshal Botta's imperial plenipotentiaryship was much flattered by this attention. 1800 R. Southey Let. 1 Apr. in C. C. Southey Life & Corr. R. Southey (1850) II. vi. 53 Should you be in Bristol, of course the plenipotentiaryship is vested in you. 1879 Harper's Mag. Dec. 144/2 He is more likely to bag the Plenipotentiaryship, or the Commissionership. 1943 Hammond (Indiana) Times 10 Jan. 4/2 That's for the interim until the minister plenipotentiaryship comes through. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1705 |
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