prestantn.

Brit.

/ˈprɛst(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈprɛst(ə)nt/

Forms: 1800s– prestant, 1900s– praestant.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prestant.

Etymology: < French prestant (1636) < classical Latin praestant- , praestāns (adjective) outstanding, excellent, use as adjective of present participle of praestāre to excel (see prestance n.). Compare Dutch prestant (early 19th cent. or earlier as praestant (now rare)), German Praestant (1619 or earlier; now usually Prästant). Compare also Middle French, French †prestant outstanding, excellent (1492), Italian prestante outstanding, excellent (a1405; the use as noun denoting an organ stop is apparently not paralleled in Italian until later (end of the 20th cent. or earlier)).In form praestant in quot. 1980 after the German form.

Music.

A rank of open flue pipes on the organ, of 4-foot, 8-foot, or 16-foot pitch, corresponding to the principal or open diapason (diapason n. 7) stop on English organs.

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1851 W. Pole Mus. Instruments Great Exhib. 74 In the western division of the nave stands an organ, in a gothic oak case... It has two rows of keys, and twenty stops, as follows:—1. Bourdon... 6. Prestant–Open 4 feet... 10. Clairon - Reed 4 feet.

1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 366/1 Prestant, the open diapason of an organ, sometimes of 16 feet, sometimes of 8 feet in length.

1980 Early Music 8 175/2 In contrast to this subtle Principal, the effect of the plenum is one of extraordinary intensity—clearly revealing the old concept of contrast between the Praestant and Hintersatz of earlier Blockwerk organs.

2004 Amer. Rec. Guide (Nexis) 1 Jan. 171 Here the Prestant 8' stops and the beautiful flute and reed stops are heard to good advantage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prestant
释义	prestantn. Brit. /ˈprɛst(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈprɛst(ə)nt/ Forms: 1800s– prestant, 1900s– praestant. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French prestant. Etymology: < French prestant (1636) < classical Latin praestant- , praestāns (adjective) outstanding, excellent, use as adjective of present participle of praestāre to excel (see prestance n.). Compare Dutch prestant (early 19th cent. or earlier as praestant (now rare)), German Praestant (1619 or earlier; now usually Prästant). Compare also Middle French, French †prestant outstanding, excellent (1492), Italian prestante outstanding, excellent (a1405; the use as noun denoting an organ stop is apparently not paralleled in Italian until later (end of the 20th cent. or earlier)).In form praestant in quot. 1980 after the German form. Music. A rank of open flue pipes on the organ, of 4-foot, 8-foot, or 16-foot pitch, corresponding to the principal or open diapason (diapason n. 7) stop on English organs. ΚΠ 1851 W. Pole Mus. Instruments Great Exhib. 74 In the western division of the nave stands an organ, in a gothic oak case... It has two rows of keys, and twenty stops, as follows:—1. Bourdon... 6. Prestant–Open 4 feet... 10. Clairon - Reed 4 feet. 1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 366/1 Prestant, the open diapason of an organ, sometimes of 16 feet, sometimes of 8 feet in length. 1980 Early Music 8 175/2 In contrast to this subtle Principal, the effect of the plenum is one of extraordinary intensity—clearly revealing the old concept of contrast between the Praestant and Hintersatz of earlier Blockwerk organs. 2004 Amer. Rec. Guide (Nexis) 1 Jan. 171 Here the Prestant 8' stops and the beautiful flute and reed stops are heard to good advantage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1851
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