† proficiaryn.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin proficium , -ary suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < post-classical Latin proficium (8th cent.), variant of proficuum profit, advantage, benefit (6th cent.), use as noun of neuter of proficuus beneficial, advantageous (see proficuous adj.) + -ary suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin proficuarius beneficiary (c1250 in a British source).

Obsolete. rare.

A person who profits.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [noun] > profit-making > one who makes profit

winner1352

money-makera1450

gainer1538

profit taker1552

proficiary1621

profiter1683

superlucrator1683

money machine1833

1621 R. Montagu Diatribæ Hist. Tithes 122 Being ignorant what your practice is, and how you thriue thereby, commonly the best argument of a good Proficiary in that trade.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	proficiary
释义	† proficiaryn. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin proficium , -ary suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < post-classical Latin proficium (8th cent.), variant of proficuum profit, advantage, benefit (6th cent.), use as noun of neuter of proficuus beneficial, advantageous (see proficuous adj.) + -ary suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin proficuarius beneficiary (c1250 in a British source). Obsolete. rare. A person who profits. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [noun] > profit-making > one who makes profit winner1352 money-makera1450 gainer1538 profit taker1552 proficiary1621 profiter1683 superlucrator1683 money machine1833 1621 R. Montagu Diatribæ Hist. Tithes 122 Being ignorant what your practice is, and how you thriue thereby, commonly the best argument of a good Proficiary in that trade. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1621
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