prevailancen.

Brit.

/prᵻˈveɪl(ə)ns/, U.S.

/priˈveɪləns/,

/prəˈveɪləns/

Forms: 1500s preuailance, 1600s– prevailance, 1700s– prevailence.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prevail v., -ance suffix.

Etymology: < prevail v. + -ance suffix. With senses 2 and 3 compare prevalence n.The form prevailence is probably influenced by prevalence n.; compare -ence suffix.

1. Dominance, mastery, power; rule, authority.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > [noun]

doomc1000

strengthOE

obediencea1225

bandon?c1225

mastery?c1225

authority1340

bailliec1380

obeisancea1393

baila1400

mastership?a1425

jurisdictionc1425

masterdomc1475

reformation1523

maistrice1526

swinge1531

potentness1581

obey1584

masterfulnessa1586

prevailance1592

covert1596

magistrality1603

command1608

magistery1642

magisteriality1646

sway1765

tenure1871

1592 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. iii. sig. I2^v Awake Reuenge, if loue..Haue yet the power or preuailance in hell.

1711 T. Rawbone Path to Liberty ii. 66 Enslav'd unto Sin, through the Prevailence and Dominion of carnal Lusts.

1772 Brit. Mag. & Gen. Rev. 1 399/2 Back as far as the prevailance of the druidic religion.

1858 Addr. Newly-appointed Professors Columbia College 75 If mere prevailance of power over antagonists constitutes success..the unpunished robber or the deceiver..are justified.

1963 Ethics 73 106/1 I know of no developed counter-force strategy that does not include ‘nuclear blackmail’ as an essential element, and indeed as the instrument that supposedly makes ‘prevailance’ possible.

1988 Jrnl. Peace Res. 25 7/2 This doctrine calls for..constant upgrading and operationalization for nuclear warfighting purposes, fitting the strategies of counterforce, countervaillance and prevailance in a nuclear war.

2. Efficacy, influence; = prevalence n. 2. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > influence > [noun]

powerc1300

authorityc1405

voice1433

swaya1510

gravity1534

force1582

bias1587

interest1600

prevalence1612

prevailance1631

pondus1638

prevailancya1649

prevailency1650

influence1652

prevalency1652

weight1710

prevailingness1757

holding1770

mojo1923

clout1958

muscle1965

1631 T. Powell Tom of All Trades 12 In Colledges the letters of great persons..have beene of great prevailance [in getting preferments]. But it is not so now in these dayes.

1725 E. F. Haywood Fantomima 267 Complaints, Tears, Swoonings, and all the Extravagancies which Women make use of in such Cases, have little Prevailance over a Heart inclin'd to rove.

1748 Mitre & Crown I. 143 He then freely blamed the prevailence of foreign Interests, which plunged us into a fruitless and unexampled waste of Blood and treasure.

1972 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 16 May e7 I can't discount their prevailance on me, but that wasn't the specific reason I voted against it.

3. Extensive or common occurrence, pervasiveness; = prevalence n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [noun] > generality or prevalence

coursec1325

publicness1605

rifeness1608

vulgaritya1613

vulgarnessa1613

prepotency1623

prevalency1648

prevalency1651

prevalence1682

prevailance1795

prevalent1867

1795 G. Hunter in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. (1963) 53 124/2 Debby Hunter our fourth daughter was born..during the prevailence of the Yellow Fever.

1799 G. Walker Vagabond I. Pref. p. xiii Can we wonder at the prevailence of adultery, when doctrines such as these..are tolerated?

1883 Freeborn County (Minnesota) Standard 14 June 5/4 The universal prevailance of the colonial spirit is shown most strongly by one exception.

1944 Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 4 Mar. 5/5 The pre-school group will continue their vacation period..due to the prevailance of illness.

2004 Africa News (Nexis) 27 Sept. As a result of the prevailence of dirty notes in circulation, there is a boom on trading in fresh notes in the Nigeria open market.

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

单词	prevailance
释义	prevailancen. Brit. /prᵻˈveɪl(ə)ns/, U.S. /priˈveɪləns/, /prəˈveɪləns/ Forms: 1500s preuailance, 1600s– prevailance, 1700s– prevailence. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: prevail v., -ance suffix. Etymology: < prevail v. + -ance suffix. With senses 2 and 3 compare prevalence n.The form prevailence is probably influenced by prevalence n.; compare -ence suffix. 1. Dominance, mastery, power; rule, authority. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] doomc1000 strengthOE obediencea1225 bandon?c1225 mastery?c1225 authority1340 bailliec1380 obeisancea1393 baila1400 mastership?a1425 jurisdictionc1425 masterdomc1475 reformation1523 maistrice1526 swinge1531 potentness1581 obey1584 masterfulnessa1586 prevailance1592 covert1596 magistrality1603 command1608 magistery1642 magisteriality1646 sway1765 tenure1871 1592 T. Kyd Spanish Trag. iii. sig. I2^v Awake Reuenge, if loue..Haue yet the power or preuailance in hell. 1711 T. Rawbone Path to Liberty ii. 66 Enslav'd unto Sin, through the Prevailence and Dominion of carnal Lusts. 1772 Brit. Mag. & Gen. Rev. 1 399/2 Back as far as the prevailance of the druidic religion. 1858 Addr. Newly-appointed Professors Columbia College 75 If mere prevailance of power over antagonists constitutes success..the unpunished robber or the deceiver..are justified. 1963 Ethics 73 106/1 I know of no developed counter-force strategy that does not include ‘nuclear blackmail’ as an essential element, and indeed as the instrument that supposedly makes ‘prevailance’ possible. 1988 Jrnl. Peace Res. 25 7/2 This doctrine calls for..constant upgrading and operationalization for nuclear warfighting purposes, fitting the strategies of counterforce, countervaillance and prevailance in a nuclear war. 2. Efficacy, influence; = prevalence n. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > influence > [noun] powerc1300 authorityc1405 voice1433 swaya1510 gravity1534 force1582 bias1587 interest1600 prevalence1612 prevailance1631 pondus1638 prevailancya1649 prevailency1650 influence1652 prevalency1652 weight1710 prevailingness1757 holding1770 mojo1923 clout1958 muscle1965 1631 T. Powell Tom of All Trades 12 In Colledges the letters of great persons..have beene of great prevailance [in getting preferments]. But it is not so now in these dayes. 1725 E. F. Haywood Fantomima 267 Complaints, Tears, Swoonings, and all the Extravagancies which Women make use of in such Cases, have little Prevailance over a Heart inclin'd to rove. 1748 Mitre & Crown I. 143 He then freely blamed the prevailence of foreign Interests, which plunged us into a fruitless and unexampled waste of Blood and treasure. 1972 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 16 May e7 I can't discount their prevailance on me, but that wasn't the specific reason I voted against it. 3. Extensive or common occurrence, pervasiveness; = prevalence n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > [noun] > generality or prevalence coursec1325 publicness1605 rifeness1608 vulgaritya1613 vulgarnessa1613 prepotency1623 prevalency1648 prevalency1651 prevalence1682 prevailance1795 prevalent1867 1795 G. Hunter in Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. (1963) 53 124/2 Debby Hunter our fourth daughter was born..during the prevailence of the Yellow Fever. 1799 G. Walker Vagabond I. Pref. p. xiii Can we wonder at the prevailence of adultery, when doctrines such as these..are tolerated? 1883 Freeborn County (Minnesota) Standard 14 June 5/4 The universal prevailance of the colonial spirit is shown most strongly by one exception. 1944 Berkshire Evening Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) 4 Mar. 5/5 The pre-school group will continue their vacation period..due to the prevailance of illness. 2004 Africa News (Nexis) 27 Sept. As a result of the prevailence of dirty notes in circulation, there is a boom on trading in fresh notes in the Nigeria open market. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1592
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