† premiantadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praemiant-, praemiāns.

Etymology: < classical Latin praemiant-, praemiāns, present participle of praemiārī (see premiate v.).

Obsolete.

Prescribing or conferring a reward.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > reward or a reward > [adjective] > rewarding

rewarding1570

remunerative1631

premiant1658

renumerative1826

1658 R. Baxter Certain Disputations Right to Sacraments (new ed.) iv. 351 A man may give Right to a Benefit, and another receive it divers waies. Either by a Premiant [1657 Prement] Law, if he be a Superiour in Rule; or by a Testament, Promise, or other Donation or Deed of Gift.

1675 R. Baxter Substance of Mr. Cartwright's Exceptions 32 From the condition of premiant or penal acts.

1699 D. Williams End to Discord vii. 84 Is this justifying Sentence the Sentence of the Law of Works, viz. its premiant Sanction applied to us by God as the righteous Judg?

1725 J. Reynolds Three Lett. to Deist iii. 202 It is the Law of Christ,..inforc'd with the most solemn, awful Sanctions imaginable; Premiant, the promise of endless, blessed Life above; Vindictive, the threatning of everlasting Punishment from the Presence of the Lord himself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	premiant
释义	† premiantadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praemiant-, praemiāns. Etymology: < classical Latin praemiant-, praemiāns, present participle of praemiārī (see premiate v.). Obsolete. Prescribing or conferring a reward. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > reward or a reward > [adjective] > rewarding rewarding1570 remunerative1631 premiant1658 renumerative1826 1658 R. Baxter Certain Disputations Right to Sacraments (new ed.) iv. 351 A man may give Right to a Benefit, and another receive it divers waies. Either by a Premiant [1657 Prement] Law, if he be a Superiour in Rule; or by a Testament, Promise, or other Donation or Deed of Gift. 1675 R. Baxter Substance of Mr. Cartwright's Exceptions 32 From the condition of premiant or penal acts. 1699 D. Williams End to Discord vii. 84 Is this justifying Sentence the Sentence of the Law of Works, viz. its premiant Sanction applied to us by God as the righteous Judg? 1725 J. Reynolds Three Lett. to Deist iii. 202 It is the Law of Christ,..inforc'd with the most solemn, awful Sanctions imaginable; Premiant, the promise of endless, blessed Life above; Vindictive, the threatning of everlasting Punishment from the Presence of the Lord himself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adj.1658
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