belligerentadj.n.

/bɛˈlɪdʒərənt/

Forms: Also 1500s–1700s -gerant.

Etymology: The earlier belligerant (compare French belligérant ) was < Latin belligerānt-em , present participle of belligerāre to wage war: see belligerate v., belligerous adj. The current spelling, if due to imitation of Latin gerentem, is etymologically mistaken, since the word is not derived < gerĕre; but compare magnific-ent.

A. adj.

1. Waging or carrying on regular recognized war; actually engaged in hostilities; formerly also said of warlike engines, and the like.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > war > [adjective] > waging war

militant?a1425

warfaring1549

belligerent1584

warring1702

operating1728

belligerous1731

co-belligerent1813

warraying1852

1584 J. Dee Jrnl. in True & Faithful Relation Spirits (1659) i. 171 Four..belligerant Castles, out of the which sounded Trumpets thrice.

a1773 Ld. Chesterfield (T.) The belligerent and contracting parties.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 268 Religion and Reason are so far from being belligerent powers..that they join in alliance.

1775 Johnson Belligerant, waging war. Dict. [i.e. from some dictionary.]

1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella I. i. iv. 134 A truce of six months between the belligerent parties.

2. figurative or transferred to other hostilities.

ΘΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [adjective] > contending

strivingc1374

strivousa1382

militant?a1425

wrestlinga1547

cocking1550

struggling1577

contending1593

scambling1600

conflictant1629

contendenta1641

tugging1657

agonous1682

battling1787

belligerent1812

conflicting1855

warring1883

duelling1944

1812 Examiner 11 May 290/2 The belligerent journalists..are unanimously for the military.

1819 W. Irving Hist. N. Y. (ed. 3) I. iv. ii. 206 He assumed a most belligerent look.

1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. viii. 89 Costigan called for a waither with such a..belligerent voice.

3. attributive from the noun: Of or pertaining to belligerents.

ΘΠ

society > armed hostility > belligerent > [adjective]

belligerent1865

1865 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 177 1620 The acknowledgment of the belligerent rights of the South.

1881 J. Westlake in Academy 15 Jan. 41/2 Controversies..concerning the capture of private belligerent property at sea.

B. n.

1. A nation, party, or person waging regular war (recognized by the law of nations).

ΘΠ

society > armed hostility > belligerent > [noun]

militant1610

wager1611

belligerent1811

co-belligerent1813

1811 Hist. Eur. in Ann. Reg. 75/2 The common rules between civilized belligerents.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. iv. 241 War itself..even for the advantage of the belligerents, had its rules.

1864 Times 22 Dec. Deprived the blockaded Power of its rights as a maritime belligerent.

2. figurative or transferred to other hostile agents.

ΘΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] > one who

fighterc1300

strivera1400

contender1547

struggler1554

contentioner1593

militant1610

contendent1623

combatant1646

conflicter1658

counter-scufflera1672

agonist1687

scrambler1687

protagonist1837

belligerent1839

1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby ii. 10 A loud shout attracted the attention even of the belligerents [i.e. policemen].

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. xviii Out of Parliament..the belligerents were by no means scrupulous about the means which they employed.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	belligerent
释义	belligerentadj.n. /bɛˈlɪdʒərənt/ Forms: Also 1500s–1700s -gerant. Etymology: The earlier belligerant (compare French belligérant ) was < Latin belligerānt-em , present participle of belligerāre to wage war: see belligerate v., belligerous adj. The current spelling, if due to imitation of Latin gerentem, is etymologically mistaken, since the word is not derived < gerĕre; but compare magnific-ent. A. adj. 1. Waging or carrying on regular recognized war; actually engaged in hostilities; formerly also said of warlike engines, and the like. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > war > [adjective] > waging war militant?a1425 warfaring1549 belligerent1584 warring1702 operating1728 belligerous1731 co-belligerent1813 warraying1852 1584 J. Dee Jrnl. in True & Faithful Relation Spirits (1659) i. 171 Four..belligerant Castles, out of the which sounded Trumpets thrice. a1773 Ld. Chesterfield (T.) The belligerent and contracting parties. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 268 Religion and Reason are so far from being belligerent powers..that they join in alliance. 1775 Johnson Belligerant, waging war. Dict. [i.e. from some dictionary.] 1838 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Ferdinand & Isabella I. i. iv. 134 A truce of six months between the belligerent parties. 2. figurative or transferred to other hostilities. ΘΠ society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [adjective] > contending strivingc1374 strivousa1382 militant?a1425 wrestlinga1547 cocking1550 struggling1577 contending1593 scambling1600 conflictant1629 contendenta1641 tugging1657 agonous1682 battling1787 belligerent1812 conflicting1855 warring1883 duelling1944 1812 Examiner 11 May 290/2 The belligerent journalists..are unanimously for the military. 1819 W. Irving Hist. N. Y. (ed. 3) I. iv. ii. 206 He assumed a most belligerent look. 1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. viii. 89 Costigan called for a waither with such a..belligerent voice. 3. attributive from the noun: Of or pertaining to belligerents. ΘΠ society > armed hostility > belligerent > [adjective] belligerent1865 1865 Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 177 1620 The acknowledgment of the belligerent rights of the South. 1881 J. Westlake in Academy 15 Jan. 41/2 Controversies..concerning the capture of private belligerent property at sea. B. n. 1. A nation, party, or person waging regular war (recognized by the law of nations). ΘΠ society > armed hostility > belligerent > [noun] militant1610 wager1611 belligerent1811 co-belligerent1813 1811 Hist. Eur. in Ann. Reg. 75/2 The common rules between civilized belligerents. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe II. iv. 241 War itself..even for the advantage of the belligerents, had its rules. 1864 Times 22 Dec. Deprived the blockaded Power of its rights as a maritime belligerent. 2. figurative or transferred to other hostile agents. ΘΠ society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] > one who fighterc1300 strivera1400 contender1547 struggler1554 contentioner1593 militant1610 contendent1623 combatant1646 conflicter1658 counter-scufflera1672 agonist1687 scrambler1687 protagonist1837 belligerent1839 1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby ii. 10 A loud shout attracted the attention even of the belligerents [i.e. policemen]. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. xviii Out of Parliament..the belligerents were by no means scrupulous about the means which they employed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1584
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