postmaster generaln.

Brit.

/ˌpəʊs(t)ˌmɑːstə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/,

/ˌpəʊs(t)ˌmastə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/, U.S.

/ˈˌpoʊs(t)ˌmæstər ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/; see also general adj. and n.

Inflections: Plural postmasters general.

Forms: see postmaster n.¹ and general adj. and n. Also with capital initials.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: postmaster n.¹, general adj.

Etymology: < postmaster n.¹ + general adj. Compare post-classical Latin magister postarum (see postmaster n.¹), magister generalis nunciorum et cursorum (see quot. 1663 at main sense), German Generalpostmeister (1595).Compare also the following occurrences of general postmaster in the same sense:1629 in P. H. Brown Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1901) 2nd Ser. III. 8 [Sir William Seatoun] generall postmaister to his Majestie throughout this haill kingdome.1636 J. Taylor Carriers Cosmogr. (ad fin.) Let them repaire to the Generall Post-Master Thomas Withering at his house in Sherburne Lane, neare Abchurch.

The administrative head of the postal service of a country or State (usually a government minister).The office of Postmaster General was abolished in Great Britain on 1 October 1969, and responsibility for executing its functions was transferred to the Post Office Board.In the U.S., the Postmaster General was a member of the cabinet until 1970, when the U.S. Postal Service was established as a government-owned corporation.

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postmaster general1626

postmaster1849

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1626 in Rep. Secret Comm. P.O. (1844) 48 The matter in controversie betwixt the Lord Stanhope and Matthew de Questir, concerning the office of Postmaster-general.

1657 in H. Scobell Acts & Ordin. Parl. (1658) c. 30. 512 From henceforth there be one General Office, to be called and known by the name of the Post-Office of England; and one Officer..nominated and appointed..under the Name and Stile of Postmaster-General of England, and Comptroller of the Post-Office.

1660 Act 12 Chas. II c. 35 §2 Be it further enacted..That such Post Master Generall..shall prepare and provide Horses and Furniture to lett to Hire unto all Through posts and persons rideing in post by Commission.

1663 Commission 29 Apr. in Rep. Secret Comm. P.O. (1844) 85 Officium Magistri nostri Generalis Nunciorum et Cursorum, communiter vocatum The Office of Post Master Generall.

1707 J. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia (ed. 22) iii. 441 Of the Office of Post-Master General. This Office..is executed by Two Post-Masters-General.

1761 Brit. Mag. 2 51 The lords of the Admiralty have been pleased, at the request of the Post-master-general, to order his Majesty's sloops the Alderney and Hound, to sail to Flushing.

1846 J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) I. p. xiii His Grace was one of the best Postmaster Generals who ever filled that important office.

1872 Act of Congress 8 June in U.S. Stat. XVII. 309 The postmaster-general shall provide for carrying the mail on all post-roads established by law.

1937 N.Y. Times 16 June 1/6 The Republic Steel Corporation..asked for a mandamus writ to compel Postmaster General Farley..to deliver to people in its struck plants ‘all matter properly mailable’.

1997 A. Sivanandan When Memory Dies ii. i. 118 My father was..demoted..because he had incurred the wrath of Mr Watson, the Postmaster General, for writing petitions on behalf of underpaid postmen.

Derivatives

ˌpostmaster-ˈgeneralship n.

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society > communication > [noun] > post office > office of

postmastershipa1603

postmaster-generalship1822

post-mistress-ship1867

society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > official of the post > postmaster general > office of

postmaster-generalship1822

1822 Times 14 Mar. 2/3 The noble lord then proceeded to the postmaster-generalship of Scotland, and took the office to be a sinecure.

1857 Debow's Rev. Oct. 437 The voice of the whole nation seemed to unite upon the name of Rusk, as the most proper and acceptable, in connection with the Postmaster Generalship of the new cabinet.

1885 Manch. Examiner 13 June 6/1 Lord John Manners would no doubt return to the Postmaster-Generalship.

1990 Washington Post (Nexis) 29 Sept. b5 He produced a report that resulted in the establishment of the U.S. Postal Service and the removal of the postmaster generalship from the Cabinet.

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

单词	postmaster general
释义	postmaster generaln. Brit. /ˌpəʊs(t)ˌmɑːstə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/, /ˌpəʊs(t)ˌmastə ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/, U.S. /ˈˌpoʊs(t)ˌmæstər ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/; see also general adj. and n. Inflections: Plural postmasters general. Forms: see postmaster n.¹ and general adj. and n. Also with capital initials. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: postmaster n.¹, general adj. Etymology: < postmaster n.¹ + general adj. Compare post-classical Latin magister postarum (see postmaster n.¹), magister generalis nunciorum et cursorum (see quot. 1663 at main sense), German Generalpostmeister (1595).Compare also the following occurrences of general postmaster in the same sense:1629 in P. H. Brown Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1901) 2nd Ser. III. 8 [Sir William Seatoun] generall postmaister to his Majestie throughout this haill kingdome.1636 J. Taylor Carriers Cosmogr. (ad fin.) Let them repaire to the Generall Post-Master Thomas Withering at his house in Sherburne Lane, neare Abchurch. The administrative head of the postal service of a country or State (usually a government minister).The office of Postmaster General was abolished in Great Britain on 1 October 1969, and responsibility for executing its functions was transferred to the Post Office Board.In the U.S., the Postmaster General was a member of the cabinet until 1970, when the U.S. Postal Service was established as a government-owned corporation. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > official of the post > postmaster general postmaster general1626 postmaster1849 PMG1851 1626 in Rep. Secret Comm. P.O. (1844) 48 The matter in controversie betwixt the Lord Stanhope and Matthew de Questir, concerning the office of Postmaster-general. 1657 in H. Scobell Acts & Ordin. Parl. (1658) c. 30. 512 From henceforth there be one General Office, to be called and known by the name of the Post-Office of England; and one Officer..nominated and appointed..under the Name and Stile of Postmaster-General of England, and Comptroller of the Post-Office. 1660 Act 12 Chas. II c. 35 §2 Be it further enacted..That such Post Master Generall..shall prepare and provide Horses and Furniture to lett to Hire unto all Through posts and persons rideing in post by Commission. 1663 Commission 29 Apr. in Rep. Secret Comm. P.O. (1844) 85 Officium Magistri nostri Generalis Nunciorum et Cursorum, communiter vocatum The Office of Post Master Generall. 1707 J. Chamberlayne Angliæ Notitia (ed. 22) iii. 441 Of the Office of Post-Master General. This Office..is executed by Two Post-Masters-General. 1761 Brit. Mag. 2 51 The lords of the Admiralty have been pleased, at the request of the Post-master-general, to order his Majesty's sloops the Alderney and Hound, to sail to Flushing. 1846 J. Baxter Libr. Pract. Agric. (ed. 4) I. p. xiii His Grace was one of the best Postmaster Generals who ever filled that important office. 1872 Act of Congress 8 June in U.S. Stat. XVII. 309 The postmaster-general shall provide for carrying the mail on all post-roads established by law. 1937 N.Y. Times 16 June 1/6 The Republic Steel Corporation..asked for a mandamus writ to compel Postmaster General Farley..to deliver to people in its struck plants ‘all matter properly mailable’. 1997 A. Sivanandan When Memory Dies ii. i. 118 My father was..demoted..because he had incurred the wrath of Mr Watson, the Postmaster General, for writing petitions on behalf of underpaid postmen. Derivatives ˌpostmaster-ˈgeneralship n. ΘΚΠ society > communication > [noun] > post office > office of postmastershipa1603 postmaster-generalship1822 post-mistress-ship1867 society > communication > correspondence > postal services > [noun] > official of the post > postmaster general > office of postmaster-generalship1822 1822 Times 14 Mar. 2/3 The noble lord then proceeded to the postmaster-generalship of Scotland, and took the office to be a sinecure. 1857 Debow's Rev. Oct. 437 The voice of the whole nation seemed to unite upon the name of Rusk, as the most proper and acceptable, in connection with the Postmaster Generalship of the new cabinet. 1885 Manch. Examiner 13 June 6/1 Lord John Manners would no doubt return to the Postmaster-Generalship. 1990 Washington Post (Nexis) 29 Sept. b5 He produced a report that resulted in the establishment of the U.S. Postal Service and the removal of the postmaster generalship from the Cabinet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1626
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