† populacyn.¹

Forms: 1500s populacie, 1600s popullacy, 1600s–1800s populacy.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: populace n.

Etymology: Alteration of populace n.; compare -acy suffix. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pǫ·piŭlăsi) /ˈpɒpjʊləsɪ/.

Obsolete.

1. = populace n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > the common people > [noun]

folkc888

peoplea1325

frapec1330

commona1350

common peoplea1382

commonsa1382

commontya1387

communityc1400

meiniec1400

commonaltya1425

commonsa1500

vulgarsa1513

many1526

meinie1532

multitude1535

the many-headed beast (also monster)1537

number1542

ignobility1546

commonitya1550

popular1554

populace1572

popularya1578

vulgarity?1577

populacya1583

rout1589

the vulgar1590

plebs1591

mobile vulgusc1599

popularity1599

ignoble1603

the million1604

plebe1612

plebeity1614

the common filea1616

the herda1616

civils1644

commonality1649

democracy1656

menu1658

mobile1676

crowd1683

vulgusa1687

mob1691

Pimlico parliament?1774

citizenry1795

polloi1803

demos1831

many-headed1836

hoi polloi1837

the masses1837

citizenhood1843

John Q.1922

wimble-wamble1937

a1583 T. Smith De Republica Anglorum (BL Harl. MS 1130) xxxiii. f. 10^v Such as be..exempted out of the rascability of the populacie.

1614 T. Godwin Romanæ Historiæ Anthologia i. ii. iii. 25 The third order, or degree in the Romane common-wealth was Populus, the populacy, or commons.

1644 H. Parker Jus Populi 59 Disputes between the optimacy and populacy.

1700 J. Astry tr. D. de Saavedra Fajardo Royal Politician II. 356 In Peace, Nobility is distinguisht from Populacy.

1721 J. Strype Eccl. Memorials III. App. xx. 59 To obtain the favour of the populacy by feigned pretences of bloud.

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Notes & Lect. (1849) I. 305 The only predilection..shows itself in his contempt of mobs and the populacy.

2. figurative.

ΚΠ

1641 J. Gauden Love of Truth 11 The populacy of affections or passions are regular, and subject to the rule, and soveraignety of reason.

1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety vi. 124 Or..let in the whole populacy of Sin upon the Soul.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† populacyn.²

Forms: 1500s–1600s populacie, 1600s–1800s populacy.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin populus , -acy suffix.

Etymology: Irregularly < classical Latin populus (see people n.) + -acy suffix. In sense 2 after democracy n. With sense 1 compare slightly later populousness n. 1. With sense 3 compare earlier popularity n. 4. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pǫ·piŭlăsi) /ˈpɒpjʊləsɪ/.

Obsolete.

1. = populousness n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [noun]

multitudec1350

numberc1390

pluralitya1398

manynessc1500

multitudine1547

umberment1550

infiniteness1579

numbers1591

populacy1597

plurity1600

numerosity1611

populosity1614

numerousness1631

populousness1651

multitudinousness1653

multitudinosity1840

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [noun] > density of

populacy1597

populousness1601

popularity1654

populosity1720

popularness1727

condensity1814

habitancy1837

areality1881

1597 E. S. Discouerie Knights of Poste sig. C4^v Newgate..is commonly replenished with more store, then any other prison in England, by reason ef [sic] the populacie and great number of lewde persons, that lurke about the citie of London.

1612 S. Daniel First Pt. Hist. Eng. i. 26 The vicinage, and innumerous populacie of that nation [sc. the Saxons].

1679 W. Penn Addr. Protestants ii. vi. 197 Increasing the Trade, Populacy and Wealth of this Kingdom.

1725 Ways Inhab. Delaware to become Rich 2 Means in pursuit whereof we may..become rich..'Tis not Populacy only.

2. Popular government; democracy.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > government by the people or their delegates > [noun]

democracya1500

popularity1546

popular state1546

populacy1632

demarchy1643

liberal democracy1787

mass democracy1932

society > authority > rule or government > a or the state > [noun] > state ruled by the people

democracy1539

commonwealth1542

state1565

free state1567

commonalty1604

republic1604

people-state1606

populacy1632

peopledom1657

commonality1680

rep1701

commonweal1733

pantarchy1870

1632 P. Heylyn Augustus 22 They had naturally, and almost insensibly falne from a Monarchy, to a Populacy, or Democracy.

1679 T. Puller Moderation Church of Eng. (1843) 193 Such democracy and populacy as is held in the Independent and Presbyterian party.

1783 T. Cunningham Hist. Acct. Rights Election Several Counties I. Pref. p. vii The Britains no longer lived under Monarchy, but had degenerated into a Populacy, or, as he expresses it, a Compound of Aristocracy and Democracy.

3. = popularity n. 3. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > [noun]

popularity1574

vogue1617

populacy1687

popular air1710

1687 T. Cartwright in J. R. Bloxham Magdalen Coll. & James II (1886) (modernized text) 189 Men, who are led by populacy, which is the Fool's Paradise, but the wise man's scorn.

1698 D. Williams Answer Rep., &c. 95 Our assuming Dictator, who brands us with Ignorance, and a zeal for Populacy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	populacy
释义	† populacyn.¹ Forms: 1500s populacie, 1600s popullacy, 1600s–1800s populacy. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: populace n. Etymology: Alteration of populace n.; compare -acy suffix. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pǫ·piŭlăsi) /ˈpɒpjʊləsɪ/. Obsolete. 1. = populace n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > the common people > [noun] folkc888 peoplea1325 frapec1330 commona1350 common peoplea1382 commonsa1382 commontya1387 communityc1400 meiniec1400 commonaltya1425 commonsa1500 vulgarsa1513 many1526 meinie1532 multitude1535 the many-headed beast (also monster)1537 number1542 ignobility1546 commonitya1550 popular1554 populace1572 popularya1578 vulgarity?1577 populacya1583 rout1589 the vulgar1590 plebs1591 mobile vulgusc1599 popularity1599 ignoble1603 the million1604 plebe1612 plebeity1614 the common filea1616 the herda1616 civils1644 commonality1649 democracy1656 menu1658 mobile1676 crowd1683 vulgusa1687 mob1691 Pimlico parliament?1774 citizenry1795 polloi1803 demos1831 many-headed1836 hoi polloi1837 the masses1837 citizenhood1843 John Q.1922 wimble-wamble1937 a1583 T. Smith De Republica Anglorum (BL Harl. MS 1130) xxxiii. f. 10^v Such as be..exempted out of the rascability of the populacie. 1614 T. Godwin Romanæ Historiæ Anthologia i. ii. iii. 25 The third order, or degree in the Romane common-wealth was Populus, the populacy, or commons. 1644 H. Parker Jus Populi 59 Disputes between the optimacy and populacy. 1700 J. Astry tr. D. de Saavedra Fajardo Royal Politician II. 356 In Peace, Nobility is distinguisht from Populacy. 1721 J. Strype Eccl. Memorials III. App. xx. 59 To obtain the favour of the populacy by feigned pretences of bloud. a1834 S. T. Coleridge Notes & Lect. (1849) I. 305 The only predilection..shows itself in his contempt of mobs and the populacy. 2. figurative. ΚΠ 1641 J. Gauden Love of Truth 11 The populacy of affections or passions are regular, and subject to the rule, and soveraignety of reason. 1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety vi. 124 Or..let in the whole populacy of Sin upon the Soul. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † populacyn.² Forms: 1500s–1600s populacie, 1600s–1800s populacy. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin populus , -acy suffix. Etymology: Irregularly < classical Latin populus (see people n.) + -acy suffix. In sense 2 after democracy n. With sense 1 compare slightly later populousness n. 1. With sense 3 compare earlier popularity n. 4. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (pǫ·piŭlăsi) /ˈpɒpjʊləsɪ/. Obsolete. 1. = populousness n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > plurality > great number, numerousness > [noun] multitudec1350 numberc1390 pluralitya1398 manynessc1500 multitudine1547 umberment1550 infiniteness1579 numbers1591 populacy1597 plurity1600 numerosity1611 populosity1614 numerousness1631 populousness1651 multitudinousness1653 multitudinosity1840 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > population > [noun] > density of populacy1597 populousness1601 popularity1654 populosity1720 popularness1727 condensity1814 habitancy1837 areality1881 1597 E. S. Discouerie Knights of Poste sig. C4^v Newgate..is commonly replenished with more store, then any other prison in England, by reason ef [sic] the populacie and great number of lewde persons, that lurke about the citie of London. 1612 S. Daniel First Pt. Hist. Eng. i. 26 The vicinage, and innumerous populacie of that nation [sc. the Saxons]. 1679 W. Penn Addr. Protestants ii. vi. 197 Increasing the Trade, Populacy and Wealth of this Kingdom. 1725 Ways Inhab. Delaware to become Rich 2 Means in pursuit whereof we may..become rich..'Tis not Populacy only. 2. Popular government; democracy. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > government by the people or their delegates > [noun] democracya1500 popularity1546 popular state1546 populacy1632 demarchy1643 liberal democracy1787 mass democracy1932 society > authority > rule or government > a or the state > [noun] > state ruled by the people democracy1539 commonwealth1542 state1565 free state1567 commonalty1604 republic1604 people-state1606 populacy1632 peopledom1657 commonality1680 rep1701 commonweal1733 pantarchy1870 1632 P. Heylyn Augustus 22 They had naturally, and almost insensibly falne from a Monarchy, to a Populacy, or Democracy. 1679 T. Puller Moderation Church of Eng. (1843) 193 Such democracy and populacy as is held in the Independent and Presbyterian party. 1783 T. Cunningham Hist. Acct. Rights Election Several Counties I. Pref. p. vii The Britains no longer lived under Monarchy, but had degenerated into a Populacy, or, as he expresses it, a Compound of Aristocracy and Democracy. 3. = popularity n. 3. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > popularity > [noun] popularity1574 vogue1617 populacy1687 popular air1710 1687 T. Cartwright in J. R. Bloxham Magdalen Coll. & James II (1886) (modernized text) 189 Men, who are led by populacy, which is the Fool's Paradise, but the wise man's scorn. 1698 D. Williams Answer Rep., &c. 95 Our assuming Dictator, who brands us with Ignorance, and a zeal for Populacy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.¹a1583n.²1597
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