privateeringn.

Brit.

/ˌprʌɪvᵻˈtɪərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌpraɪvəˈtɪrɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: privateer n., -ing suffix¹; privateer v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < privateer n. + -ing suffix¹. In later use probably partly also < privateer v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later privateering adj.

1. The occupation or practice of a privateer. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [noun] > privateering

privateering1664

caperinga1698

1664 Col. T. Lynch in Cal. State Papers, Colon. (1880) 211 What compliance can be expected from men..that have no other element but the sea, or trade but privateering.

1687 H. Higden Mod. Ess. 10th Satyr Juvenal 43 Had he been dead as any Herring, E're Paris went a privateering.

1698 C. Davenant Disc. Publick Revenues 115 The Profits and Advantages they have gain'd..by Privateering.

1715 London Gaz. No. 5317/1 Commissions for Privateering are much demanded.

1760 in New Jersey Archives XX. 505 They have both been a Privateering.

1770 R. Cumberland Brothers v. xi. 67 Sirrah! Bob! no reflections upon privateering; it has lin'd your pockets well, you young rogue.

1784 J. O'Keeffe Agreeable Surprise (new ed.) i. i. 4 You must, like a silly sheep, go privateering, and so be fleeced by the French and Spaniards.

1832 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 2 238 They fit them out as launches, and in this state they are admirably adapted for privateering, and even piracy.

1851 T. Carlyle Life J. Sterling i. x. 90 That they should..sail a-privateering ‘to the Eastern Archipelago’.

1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 219 It was the inauguration of privateering.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 827/1 Prizes could only with difficulty be brought into port, and, since the parties interested gained nothing by burning merchantmen, privateering soon died out.

1944 New Eng. Q. 17 75 Family farewells were hard when the departing member was bound a-privateering.

1955 A. L. Rowse Expansion of Elizabethan Eng. viii. 296 The development of privateering from a promiscuous free-for-all scrimmage..into a regular business.

1991 P. Williams Tudor Regime (BNC) 107 His privateering interests encouraged him to favour the continuance of war.

2. figurative. An occupation or practice likened to that of a privateer.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > action

self-care1567

self-seeking1574

turn-serving1584

self-service1627

privateering1671

axe-grinding1865

1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love iv. 72 When our loves are veering, We'll make no words, but fall to privateering.

1673 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd II. 30 It is a prædatory course of life, and indeed but a privateering upon reputation.

1792 T. Paine Rights of Man: Pt. Second v. 107 [The law of primogeniture] is an attaint upon character; a sort of privateering of family property.

1801 W. Winstanley Hypocrite Unmask'd v. 77 Thou blunderbuss of stupidity, I tell thee I mean no such thing—Speculation is a kind of privateering on the public.

1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. v. 99 Send him home with his tail scalded, like a dog that has come a privateering on strange premises.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Miner's Right I. x. 250 In all privateering on gold-fields..the initiated are aware that the alliance of capital with labour is indispensable.

1942 Times 24 Mar. 5/3 They had, it seems, been doing some highly successful privateering by sending out their own agents to hire women and girls from other areas.

1993 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 9 July a21/3 Privatizing is the excuse for the privateering that extorts a ransom of $10, GST included, from anyone unfortunate enough to be booked on a flight originating in Vancouver.

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

privateeringadj.

Brit.

/ˌprʌɪvᵻˈtɪərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌpraɪvəˈtɪrɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: privateer n., -ing suffix²; privateer v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < privateer n. + -ing suffix². In later use probably partly also < privateer v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier privateering n.

Now chiefly historical.

Engaged or working as a privateer (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [adjective] > privateering

privateering1678

1678 T. Smith Remarks upon Turks 162 These foolish men..deserted the Merchants Ships of their own Countrey, and served under the banners of the Venetians and Malteses, or else privateering Pyrats.

1703 Countess of Winchilsea Pindar. Poem Hurricane 262 The Wealth..of diff'rent Shores..destroy'd by generous Fight, Or Privateering Foes.

1770 R. Cumberland Brothers iii. viii. 43 Her honour, her reputation, mangled and torn by every paltry privateering fellow that Fortune casts upon your coasts.

1804 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) II. 1136 Where Calms are most common a privateering or piratical Row boat might board you.

1845 J. H. Ingraham Freemantle ix. 40 He gave me the cold shoulder all at once, as if a broken midshipman was'nt a better man than the skipper of a privateering raker.

1919 F. Morton Secret Spring iv Your born coquette is at her best a sly Sleek privateering harlot.

1976 Viking (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) 2 Aug. 15/1 The same wharf just yards away from where privateering Canadian seamen landed their booty during colonial wars.

2004 News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) (Nexis) 1 Aug. g4 In his early career, Dampier served with crews that were more piratical than privateering, raiding Spanish outposts in Central and South America.

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

单词	privateering
释义	privateeringn. Brit. /ˌprʌɪvᵻˈtɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌpraɪvəˈtɪrɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: privateer n., -ing suffix¹; privateer v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < privateer n. + -ing suffix¹. In later use probably partly also < privateer v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later privateering adj. 1. The occupation or practice of a privateer. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [noun] > privateering privateering1664 caperinga1698 1664 Col. T. Lynch in Cal. State Papers, Colon. (1880) 211 What compliance can be expected from men..that have no other element but the sea, or trade but privateering. 1687 H. Higden Mod. Ess. 10th Satyr Juvenal 43 Had he been dead as any Herring, E're Paris went a privateering. 1698 C. Davenant Disc. Publick Revenues 115 The Profits and Advantages they have gain'd..by Privateering. 1715 London Gaz. No. 5317/1 Commissions for Privateering are much demanded. 1760 in New Jersey Archives XX. 505 They have both been a Privateering. 1770 R. Cumberland Brothers v. xi. 67 Sirrah! Bob! no reflections upon privateering; it has lin'd your pockets well, you young rogue. 1784 J. O'Keeffe Agreeable Surprise (new ed.) i. i. 4 You must, like a silly sheep, go privateering, and so be fleeced by the French and Spaniards. 1832 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 2 238 They fit them out as launches, and in this state they are admirably adapted for privateering, and even piracy. 1851 T. Carlyle Life J. Sterling i. x. 90 That they should..sail a-privateering ‘to the Eastern Archipelago’. 1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 219 It was the inauguration of privateering. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 827/1 Prizes could only with difficulty be brought into port, and, since the parties interested gained nothing by burning merchantmen, privateering soon died out. 1944 New Eng. Q. 17 75 Family farewells were hard when the departing member was bound a-privateering. 1955 A. L. Rowse Expansion of Elizabethan Eng. viii. 296 The development of privateering from a promiscuous free-for-all scrimmage..into a regular business. 1991 P. Williams Tudor Regime (BNC) 107 His privateering interests encouraged him to favour the continuance of war. 2. figurative. An occupation or practice likened to that of a privateer. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > action self-care1567 self-seeking1574 turn-serving1584 self-service1627 privateering1671 axe-grinding1865 1671 J. Dryden Evening's Love iv. 72 When our loves are veering, We'll make no words, but fall to privateering. 1673 A. Marvell Rehearsal Transpros'd II. 30 It is a prædatory course of life, and indeed but a privateering upon reputation. 1792 T. Paine Rights of Man: Pt. Second v. 107 [The law of primogeniture] is an attaint upon character; a sort of privateering of family property. 1801 W. Winstanley Hypocrite Unmask'd v. 77 Thou blunderbuss of stupidity, I tell thee I mean no such thing—Speculation is a kind of privateering on the public. 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. v. 99 Send him home with his tail scalded, like a dog that has come a privateering on strange premises. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Miner's Right I. x. 250 In all privateering on gold-fields..the initiated are aware that the alliance of capital with labour is indispensable. 1942 Times 24 Mar. 5/3 They had, it seems, been doing some highly successful privateering by sending out their own agents to hire women and girls from other areas. 1993 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 9 July a21/3 Privatizing is the excuse for the privateering that extorts a ransom of $10, GST included, from anyone unfortunate enough to be booked on a flight originating in Vancouver. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). privateeringadj. Brit. /ˌprʌɪvᵻˈtɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌpraɪvəˈtɪrɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: privateer n., -ing suffix²; privateer v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < privateer n. + -ing suffix². In later use probably partly also < privateer v. + -ing suffix². Compare earlier privateering n. Now chiefly historical. Engaged or working as a privateer (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > piracy > [adjective] > privateering privateering1678 1678 T. Smith Remarks upon Turks 162 These foolish men..deserted the Merchants Ships of their own Countrey, and served under the banners of the Venetians and Malteses, or else privateering Pyrats. 1703 Countess of Winchilsea Pindar. Poem Hurricane 262 The Wealth..of diff'rent Shores..destroy'd by generous Fight, Or Privateering Foes. 1770 R. Cumberland Brothers iii. viii. 43 Her honour, her reputation, mangled and torn by every paltry privateering fellow that Fortune casts upon your coasts. 1804 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) II. 1136 Where Calms are most common a privateering or piratical Row boat might board you. 1845 J. H. Ingraham Freemantle ix. 40 He gave me the cold shoulder all at once, as if a broken midshipman was'nt a better man than the skipper of a privateering raker. 1919 F. Morton Secret Spring iv Your born coquette is at her best a sly Sleek privateering harlot. 1976 Viking (Yarmouth, Nova Scotia) 2 Aug. 15/1 The same wharf just yards away from where privateering Canadian seamen landed their booty during colonial wars. 2004 News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) (Nexis) 1 Aug. g4 In his early career, Dampier served with crews that were more piratical than privateering, raiding Spanish outposts in Central and South America. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1664adj.1678
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