accidencyn.

Brit.

/ˈaksᵻd(ə)nsi/, U.S.

/ˈæksədnsi/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin accidentia.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin accidentia unforeseen event (see accidence n.¹): see -ency suffix. Compare earlier accidence n.¹ In sense 2 punningly after excellency n.

1. A chance occurrence or circumstance; (contextually) a fortuitous event, a mishap. In non-count use: fortuitous disposition, chance. Cf. accident n. 5a. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > chance or fortuitous circumstance

hazard1340

accidencea1393

a venture's strokec1450

chance1487

contingent1548

circumstance1599

lotterya1616

accidency1645

by-accident1648

frisk1665

accidentala1834

1645 J. Lightfoot Comm. Acts v. 76 So that Gamaliels and Iosephus his Theudas, are very probably two men..agreed in the same name: and that name either given to the latter at such an accidency as Parents name their children, or assumed by him in imitation of the former Theudas.

1807 Ld. Byron Let. 5 July (1973) I. 125 Met with another ‘accidency’, upset a Butter Boat in the lap of a lady.

1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad II. ii. 202 That country, where quarters, accidencies and shifts are the greatest part of their subsistence.

1916 M. C. Peters Seven Secrets Success iv. 45 Some men succeed by great talent, some by the pull of friends, some by the accidency of politics, but the majority by commencing life without a dollar.

1950 J. D. Black Rural Econ. New Eng. xiv. 263 The data of Chart 57 are more erratic than the actual changes that occurred, partly because they depend upon the accidency of particular census years.

2. U.S. Usually with capital initial. Preceded by a possessive, as a mock title of respect given to a person who has succeeded to an office (esp. the presidency of the United States) by chance or mishap, such as the death of the previous incumbent. Chiefly in His Accidency. Cf. excellency n. 3b.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > mock title

sir1362

Mas'1575

gallantship1579

elderberriness1589

excelsitude1599

bellyship1600

rascalship1605

madamship1620

muttonship1632

merchantshipa1640

minxshipa1640

prerogativeship1645

fairship1647

mayorship1648

his tallness1656

curship1663

goodyship1663

Mamamouchi1672

lowness1687

ghostship?1689

lairdship1715

grandship1747

supremacy1766

honourableship1767

beautyship1772

gravityship1772

titularity1777

lordship1800

ethereality1806

elegancy1819

king1823

accidency1830

transparency1844

1830 Chautauque Phenix (Westfield, N.Y.) 27 July 1/2 His Accidency is better, but his Accidency's malady, the palpitation of the heart, is not beyond danger.

1882 Chicago Tribune 10 Apr. 4/2 The appointment of Mr. William E. Chandler to a seat in the Cabinet by his Accidency Arthur is a matter of profound surprise.

1916 J. B. Foraker Notes Busy Life II. xxxix. 203 There had grown up a sort of custom according to which a Vice President succeeding to the Presidency on account of the death of a President was spoken of as ‘His Accidency’.

1977 Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News 16 Sept. 13/5 He [sc. Teddy Roosevelt]..assumed the presidency upon the assassination of McKinley, hence he good-naturedly preferred the title ‘Your Accidency’ to ‘Your Excellency’.

2008 G. Troy Leading from Center ix. 184 President Ford, mocked as ‘His Accidency’, was an affable but ineffectual replacement for Nixon.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	accidency
释义	accidencyn. Brit. /ˈaksᵻd(ə)nsi/, U.S. /ˈæksədnsi/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin accidentia. Etymology: < post-classical Latin accidentia unforeseen event (see accidence n.¹): see -ency suffix. Compare earlier accidence n.¹ In sense 2 punningly after excellency n. 1. A chance occurrence or circumstance; (contextually) a fortuitous event, a mishap. In non-count use: fortuitous disposition, chance. Cf. accident n. 5a. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > chance or causelessness > [noun] > chance or fortuitous circumstance hazard1340 accidencea1393 a venture's strokec1450 chance1487 contingent1548 circumstance1599 lotterya1616 accidency1645 by-accident1648 frisk1665 accidentala1834 1645 J. Lightfoot Comm. Acts v. 76 So that Gamaliels and Iosephus his Theudas, are very probably two men..agreed in the same name: and that name either given to the latter at such an accidency as Parents name their children, or assumed by him in imitation of the former Theudas. 1807 Ld. Byron Let. 5 July (1973) I. 125 Met with another ‘accidency’, upset a Butter Boat in the lap of a lady. 1864 J. H. Burton Scot Abroad II. ii. 202 That country, where quarters, accidencies and shifts are the greatest part of their subsistence. 1916 M. C. Peters Seven Secrets Success iv. 45 Some men succeed by great talent, some by the pull of friends, some by the accidency of politics, but the majority by commencing life without a dollar. 1950 J. D. Black Rural Econ. New Eng. xiv. 263 The data of Chart 57 are more erratic than the actual changes that occurred, partly because they depend upon the accidency of particular census years. 2. U.S. Usually with capital initial. Preceded by a possessive, as a mock title of respect given to a person who has succeeded to an office (esp. the presidency of the United States) by chance or mishap, such as the death of the previous incumbent. Chiefly in His Accidency. Cf. excellency n. 3b. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [noun] > mock title sir1362 Mas'1575 gallantship1579 elderberriness1589 excelsitude1599 bellyship1600 rascalship1605 madamship1620 muttonship1632 merchantshipa1640 minxshipa1640 prerogativeship1645 fairship1647 mayorship1648 his tallness1656 curship1663 goodyship1663 Mamamouchi1672 lowness1687 ghostship?1689 lairdship1715 grandship1747 supremacy1766 honourableship1767 beautyship1772 gravityship1772 titularity1777 lordship1800 ethereality1806 elegancy1819 king1823 accidency1830 transparency1844 1830 Chautauque Phenix (Westfield, N.Y.) 27 July 1/2 His Accidency is better, but his Accidency's malady, the palpitation of the heart, is not beyond danger. 1882 Chicago Tribune 10 Apr. 4/2 The appointment of Mr. William E. Chandler to a seat in the Cabinet by his Accidency Arthur is a matter of profound surprise. 1916 J. B. Foraker Notes Busy Life II. xxxix. 203 There had grown up a sort of custom according to which a Vice President succeeding to the Presidency on account of the death of a President was spoken of as ‘His Accidency’. 1977 Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News 16 Sept. 13/5 He [sc. Teddy Roosevelt]..assumed the presidency upon the assassination of McKinley, hence he good-naturedly preferred the title ‘Your Accidency’ to ‘Your Excellency’. 2008 G. Troy Leading from Center ix. 184 President Ford, mocked as ‘His Accidency’, was an affable but ineffectual replacement for Nixon. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1645
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