remittancen.

Brit.

/rᵻˈmɪt(ə)ns/, U.S.

/rəˈmɪtns/,

/riˈmɪtns/

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

Etymology: < remit v. + -ance suffix. Compare later remittence n.

†1. = remission n. (in various senses). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > [noun]

forgivenessc900

givenessc1200

remission?c1225

veny?c1225

gracec1300

forgiftc1315

excusinga1340

absolutiona1393

pardona1393

veynea1425

pardoningc1443

pardonancec1475

forgivance1490

remit1490

oblivion1563

remitting1577

remittance1602

remitment1611

condonation1615

excuse1655

condonance1865

1602 W. Temple Antiquodlibet iv. 148 It may please the Reader to allow my remittance of him, to the refutation already set downe of the same, in the sixt and eyght argument.

1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida sig. I4 Young Florence prince, to you my lips must beg, For a remittance of your interest.

1814 F. Burney Wanderer V. x. xcii. 364 May I,..under the sanction of a brother, presume upon obtaining a hearing with some little remittance of reserve? of mistrust?

2. A sum of money or (formerly) a quantity of an item transferred from one place or person to another. Also: the action of transferring money, etc., to another place or person.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > payment > [noun] > remittance of money

remittance1638

remise1653

remitment1678

remitting1849

society > travel > transport > [noun] > causing to be conveyed or sending

remission1616

remitting1671

expedition1796

remittance1840

sending1882

society > travel > transport > [noun] > causing to be conveyed or sending > thing sent

sending1600

remittance1880

1638 L. Roberts Merchants Mappe of Commerce vi. cccii. 36 It is requisite for him that remitteth, to know..how much the Crowne, Doller, Duccat, or Pound whence he remitteth, is worth in the place whither he would make his remittance unto.

1660 F. Cradocke Expedient for taking away Impositions 6 Any summe considerable..in Banke will be esteemed worth so much in the hundred, the profit of which remittances cannot amount unto lesse yearly than thirty thousand pounds.

1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 471 A Compact among private Persons furnish'd out these several Remittances.

1711 London Gaz. No. 4808/2 The Swedish Commissary..has..received a Remittance of one hundred thousand Crowns.

1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. xi. 310 His remittances into England had drained his treasury.

1840 T. B. Macaulay Ld. Clive in Ess. (1852) III. 63 He had invested great sums in jewels, then a very common mode of remittance from India.

1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland xvii. 402 A distant relative..took possession of the family estate, and further remittances..came to an end.

1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 408 The Dutch Government bought a portion of the remittance of C. Calisaya seeds.

1909 Chatterbox 11/1 When he had spent all his money, and was ‘hard up’, the kindly woman gave him credit, and when the boy's next remittance arrived, he never failed promptly to pay his debt.

1949 Chicago Tribune 11 Dec. iv. 15/1 Send self-addressed envelopes..to the postmaster at Saratoga Springs with a postal note or money order remittance to cover the cost.

1997 Bits & Pieces Catal. Fall (facing page 26) (advt.) If paying by cheque please make your remittance in pounds sterling.

Compounds

† remittance farmer n. Obsolete = remittance man n.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > migrant > [noun] > emigrant > other emigrants

remittancer1750

redemptioner1771

remittance man1874

remittance farmer1894

landsman1901

1894 C. L. Johnstone Canada 30 The Canadians divide the English gentlemen settlers into ‘farmers who work, remittance farmers, and buckboard farmers’.

remittance man n. chiefly historical an emigrant who lives abroad (esp. in a former British colony) supported by remittances of money from relatives at home; spec. one considered undesirable at home; also in extended use; cf. remittancer n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > migrant > [noun] > emigrant > other emigrants

remittancer1750

redemptioner1771

remittance man1874

remittance farmer1894

landsman1901

1874 Diamond Field 28 Nov. in Corr. rel. to Colonies & States S. Afr.: Pt. 1 489 in Parl. Papers (1876) LII. 25 Some that will sink into what are called in the colonies ‘Remittance men’.

1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 10 Feb. 11/1 He was what is called in the colonies a ‘remittance man’.

1897 B. Harraden Hilda Strafford 185 Remittance men never do any good.

1927 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 21/1 Ramsay, an English Remittance man, imported Siberian sled dogs and raced them with surprising success.

1969 Listener 9 June 42/2 I'd arrived at the end of the line already: the proclaimed remittance man of an obsolete social system.

1975 ‘C. Aird’ Slight Mourning vii. 69 ‘Last heard of in the backwoods of Queensland.’.. ‘A remittance man, I'll be bound.’

2005 Nelson (N.Z.) Mail (Nexis) 18 June (Features section) 16 Bones is not a remittance man by any means. He earns an honest living as a Takaka bone carver.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	remittance
释义	remittancen. Brit. /rᵻˈmɪt(ə)ns/, U.S. /rəˈmɪtns/, /riˈmɪtns/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: remit v., -ance suffix. Etymology: < remit v. + -ance suffix. Compare later remittence n. †1. = remission n. (in various senses). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > forgiveness > [noun] forgivenessc900 givenessc1200 remission?c1225 veny?c1225 gracec1300 forgiftc1315 excusinga1340 absolutiona1393 pardona1393 veynea1425 pardoningc1443 pardonancec1475 forgivance1490 remit1490 oblivion1563 remitting1577 remittance1602 remitment1611 condonation1615 excuse1655 condonance1865 1602 W. Temple Antiquodlibet iv. 148 It may please the Reader to allow my remittance of him, to the refutation already set downe of the same, in the sixt and eyght argument. 1602 J. Marston Hist. Antonio & Mellida sig. I4 Young Florence prince, to you my lips must beg, For a remittance of your interest. 1814 F. Burney Wanderer V. x. xcii. 364 May I,..under the sanction of a brother, presume upon obtaining a hearing with some little remittance of reserve? of mistrust? 2. A sum of money or (formerly) a quantity of an item transferred from one place or person to another. Also: the action of transferring money, etc., to another place or person. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > payment > [noun] > remittance of money remittance1638 remise1653 remitment1678 remitting1849 society > travel > transport > [noun] > causing to be conveyed or sending remission1616 remitting1671 expedition1796 remittance1840 sending1882 society > travel > transport > [noun] > causing to be conveyed or sending > thing sent sending1600 remittance1880 1638 L. Roberts Merchants Mappe of Commerce vi. cccii. 36 It is requisite for him that remitteth, to know..how much the Crowne, Doller, Duccat, or Pound whence he remitteth, is worth in the place whither he would make his remittance unto. 1660 F. Cradocke Expedient for taking away Impositions 6 Any summe considerable..in Banke will be esteemed worth so much in the hundred, the profit of which remittances cannot amount unto lesse yearly than thirty thousand pounds. 1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy 471 A Compact among private Persons furnish'd out these several Remittances. 1711 London Gaz. No. 4808/2 The Swedish Commissary..has..received a Remittance of one hundred thousand Crowns. 1769 W. Robertson Hist. Charles V III. xi. 310 His remittances into England had drained his treasury. 1840 T. B. Macaulay Ld. Clive in Ess. (1852) III. 63 He had invested great sums in jewels, then a very common mode of remittance from India. 1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland xvii. 402 A distant relative..took possession of the family estate, and further remittances..came to an end. 1880 C. R. Markham Peruvian Bark 408 The Dutch Government bought a portion of the remittance of C. Calisaya seeds. 1909 Chatterbox 11/1 When he had spent all his money, and was ‘hard up’, the kindly woman gave him credit, and when the boy's next remittance arrived, he never failed promptly to pay his debt. 1949 Chicago Tribune 11 Dec. iv. 15/1 Send self-addressed envelopes..to the postmaster at Saratoga Springs with a postal note or money order remittance to cover the cost. 1997 Bits & Pieces Catal. Fall (facing page 26) (advt.) If paying by cheque please make your remittance in pounds sterling. Compounds † remittance farmer n. Obsolete = remittance man n. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > migrant > [noun] > emigrant > other emigrants remittancer1750 redemptioner1771 remittance man1874 remittance farmer1894 landsman1901 1894 C. L. Johnstone Canada 30 The Canadians divide the English gentlemen settlers into ‘farmers who work, remittance farmers, and buckboard farmers’. remittance man n. chiefly historical an emigrant who lives abroad (esp. in a former British colony) supported by remittances of money from relatives at home; spec. one considered undesirable at home; also in extended use; cf. remittancer n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > migrant > [noun] > emigrant > other emigrants remittancer1750 redemptioner1771 remittance man1874 remittance farmer1894 landsman1901 1874 Diamond Field 28 Nov. in Corr. rel. to Colonies & States S. Afr.: Pt. 1 489 in Parl. Papers (1876) LII. 25 Some that will sink into what are called in the colonies ‘Remittance men’. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 10 Feb. 11/1 He was what is called in the colonies a ‘remittance man’. 1897 B. Harraden Hilda Strafford 185 Remittance men never do any good. 1927 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 21/1 Ramsay, an English Remittance man, imported Siberian sled dogs and raced them with surprising success. 1969 Listener 9 June 42/2 I'd arrived at the end of the line already: the proclaimed remittance man of an obsolete social system. 1975 ‘C. Aird’ Slight Mourning vii. 69 ‘Last heard of in the backwoods of Queensland.’.. ‘A remittance man, I'll be bound.’ 2005 Nelson (N.Z.) Mail (Nexis) 18 June (Features section) 16 Bones is not a remittance man by any means. He earns an honest living as a Takaka bone carver. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1602
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