promoventadj.n.

Brit.

/prə(ʊ)ˈmuːvənt/, U.S.

/proʊˈmuv(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin prōmovent-, prōmovēns.

Etymology: < classical Latin prōmovent-, prōmovēns, present participle of prōmovēre promote v. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (prō^u·movĕnt) /ˈprəʊməʊvənt/.

†A. adj.

1. That promoves or promotes; causing advancement or progress. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > furtherance > [adjective]

furthering1418

furtherlya1535

furtherous1597

proficient1614

speedinga1625

promovent1625

furthersome1627

forwarding1691

1625 in S. R. Gardiner Deb. House of Commons (1873) 86 To shew..the remedyes both removent and promovent.

1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 169 Religion is both the conversant and promovent cause of States.

1708 J. Downes Roscius Anglicanus 52 He is skillful in the art of painting, which is a great adjument, very promovent to the art of true elocution.

1785 P. O'Flattery Beauties of Mr. Orde's Bill 33 And what was the promovent cause of this arrangement? what but the power you are going to surrender?

1809 A. Knox Let. 13 June in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) I. 540 In fact, I never wish to be promovent in any thing.

2. Prosecuting, suing. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > [adjective] > relating to accuser or prosecutor

prosecuting1607

promovent1693

1693 A. Wood Allegation in Life (1895) IV. 17 Item, That the book entituled Athenæ Oxonienses..exhibited by the party promovent in this cause..was first enter'd in the book of the register of the company of Stationers of London.

B. n.

Chiefly Ecclesiastical Law. The promoter of a suit. Cf. promoter n. 3b.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > ecclesiastical discipline > court > [noun] > officer of > prosecutor

promoter1645

promovent?1775

?1775 H. Collet Office of Judge 64 On the Part of the Promovents herein, he says, that he this Deponent came to live and reside in the Parish [etc.].

1799 A. Browne Compend. View Eccl. Law 185 The Court admitted Promovent's libel as far as by law admissible, and assigned the same to be proved.

1842 Times 1 Jan. 3/6 Why was not evidence upon so important a question brought forward by the promovents in the suit?

1866 S. Blatchford Rep. Cases in Prize 314 The present motion must be denied,..and no effectual relief can be afforded the promovents.

1878 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 1 Nov. 2/3 The return of the vessel..; payment of any freight she may earn intermediately to be made to the promovent.

1959 Weekly Law Rep. (Lexis) 12 Dec. 427 The subject matter comprised a memorial tablet which the widow, the promovent, desired to erect on the church wall.

1978 Law Rep. (Family Div.) 122 The promovents of two faculty suits are the Revd. Mr. Graham Roland John Force-Jones, who resides in the parish and is vicar of the team ministry of Oldbury, together with Mr. Richard John Cole and Mr. Robert Tylee-Atkinson, the churchwardens of the parish of Heddington.

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

单词	promovent
释义	promoventadj.n. Brit. /prə(ʊ)ˈmuːvənt/, U.S. /proʊˈmuv(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin prōmovent-, prōmovēns. Etymology: < classical Latin prōmovent-, prōmovēns, present participle of prōmovēre promote v. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (prō^u·movĕnt) /ˈprəʊməʊvənt/. †A. adj. 1. That promoves or promotes; causing advancement or progress. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > progress, advance, or further continuance > furtherance > [adjective] furthering1418 furtherlya1535 furtherous1597 proficient1614 speedinga1625 promovent1625 furthersome1627 forwarding1691 1625 in S. R. Gardiner Deb. House of Commons (1873) 86 To shew..the remedyes both removent and promovent. 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 169 Religion is both the conversant and promovent cause of States. 1708 J. Downes Roscius Anglicanus 52 He is skillful in the art of painting, which is a great adjument, very promovent to the art of true elocution. 1785 P. O'Flattery Beauties of Mr. Orde's Bill 33 And what was the promovent cause of this arrangement? what but the power you are going to surrender? 1809 A. Knox Let. 13 June in J. Jebb & A. Knox Thirty Years' Corr. (1834) I. 540 In fact, I never wish to be promovent in any thing. 2. Prosecuting, suing. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > [adjective] > relating to accuser or prosecutor prosecuting1607 promovent1693 1693 A. Wood Allegation in Life (1895) IV. 17 Item, That the book entituled Athenæ Oxonienses..exhibited by the party promovent in this cause..was first enter'd in the book of the register of the company of Stationers of London. B. n. Chiefly Ecclesiastical Law. The promoter of a suit. Cf. promoter n. 3b. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > ecclesiastical discipline > court > [noun] > officer of > prosecutor promoter1645 promovent?1775 ?1775 H. Collet Office of Judge 64 On the Part of the Promovents herein, he says, that he this Deponent came to live and reside in the Parish [etc.]. 1799 A. Browne Compend. View Eccl. Law 185 The Court admitted Promovent's libel as far as by law admissible, and assigned the same to be proved. 1842 Times 1 Jan. 3/6 Why was not evidence upon so important a question brought forward by the promovents in the suit? 1866 S. Blatchford Rep. Cases in Prize 314 The present motion must be denied,..and no effectual relief can be afforded the promovents. 1878 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 1 Nov. 2/3 The return of the vessel..; payment of any freight she may earn intermediately to be made to the promovent. 1959 Weekly Law Rep. (Lexis) 12 Dec. 427 The subject matter comprised a memorial tablet which the widow, the promovent, desired to erect on the church wall. 1978 Law Rep. (Family Div.) 122 The promovents of two faculty suits are the Revd. Mr. Graham Roland John Force-Jones, who resides in the parish and is vicar of the team ministry of Oldbury, together with Mr. Richard John Cole and Mr. Robert Tylee-Atkinson, the churchwardens of the parish of Heddington. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1625
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