单词 | pres |
释义 | † presn.1 Obsolete. rare. Probably: praise. to hold in pris and pres: to have a high opinion of, praise (cf. price n.). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [noun] lofeOE heryingc897 lovingeOE hereworda1100 pricec1225 laudc1384 magnifyingc1384 allowancec1390 loange1390 lof-wordc1390 roosec1390 commendation1393 commendinga1400 presa1400 commendmentc1400 praisea1425 roosinga1425 lauding1489 lovage1489 laudationa1500 magnificationa1500 predication1528 extolling1558 advancement1564 celebrating1573 plauda1593 applause1600 extolment1604 panegyric1613 collaudation1623 commendatinga1625 say-well1629 renown1631 euge1658 extollation1661 eulogy1725 acclaim1759 eulogism1761 encomium1785 eulogium1803 commemoration1823 glorification1850 laudification1890 bualadh bos1908 kudos to ——1936 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 6358 (MED) Fra þan forth heild sir moyses Þis [v.rr. þa, þer] wandes bath in pris and pres [a1400 Fairf. prese]. c1400 (?c1380) Pearl 419 (MED) Hys prese, hys prys, and hys parage Is rote and grounde of alle my blysse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). pres.n.2 Chiefly colloquial when not a graphic abbreviation. A president. Also as a title. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > one who presides > over a body of persons or their meetings presidentc1390 praeses1619 pres.1686 father1771 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > head of government > [noun] > in a republic pres.1686 president1784 head of state1873 1686 J. Evelyn Diary (1955) IV. 501 The Countesse of Sunderland (whose Lord was now Secretary of State, Lord pres: of the Council, & premier Minister). 1788 W. Dunlap Diary (1930) I. 34 Pres: Gentlemen permit me to proceed Another letter still I have to read (reads) ‘To the Pres: &c.’. c1830 F. Wrangham Quadruped's Feast 9 Sir John Ass Was deputed Vice-Pres., to distribute ‘the grass’. 1886 St. Paul, Minnesota City Dir. 953 Twin Cities Street Improvement Co. George W Cross pres, Wm Crooks sec and treas. 1892 Isis (Oxford) 8 June 35/2 Only the Pres. of the J.C.R. and the Captain of the Eleven retain their equanimity. 1936 Esquire Sept. 64/1 Mr. Roosevelt may be Mr. President to statesmen but he's the Prez to Variety. So is Harry Cohn, prez of Columbia Picts. 1969 C. F. Burke God is Beautiful, Man (1970) 88 So this derty rat fink he says to the prez of the gang, Caiaphas, ‘What's in it for me?’ 1995 F. R. Shivers Walking in Baltimore 26 In Smith's funeral procession, Pres. Martin Van Buren rode in an open barouche with governor and mayor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † presadj. Obsolete. rare. Precious. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > worth > [adjective] dearc888 dearworthc888 worthlyeOE oughtsOE worthfulOE aughtOE richa1225 gildenc1225 of pricea1325 worthya1325 of (‥) valourc1330 prow1340 dearworthyc1374 of value1395 pricefula1400 presc1400 singularc1400 goldena1425 well-foundc1475 valiant1481 prized1487 prowousa1500 valuable1567 prizable1569 valorous1592 suit-worth1594 bully1600 estimable1600 treasurable1607 treasurous?1611 treasured1675 pearly1770 at a premium1828 keep-worthy1830 good value1842 c1400 (?c1380) Pearl 730 (MED) Þer is þe blys þat con not blynne Þat þe jueler soȝte þurȝ perre pres. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1a1400n.21686adj.c1400 |
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