† restantn.adj.

Forms: late Middle English resteaunte, 1500s–1800s restant, 1500s restaunt.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French restant; Latin restant-, restāns.

Etymology: Either < French restant (c1228 in Old French; use as adjective of present participle of rester rest v.³), or < classical Latin restant-, restāns, present participle of restāre rest v.³ Compare Catalan restant (a1381), Spanish restante (15th cent.), Portuguese restante (1427), Italian restante (a1525). Compare slightly later restancy n.In sense B. 3 after post-classical Latin restantes, plural ( Linnaeus Philosophia Botanica (1751) viii. 222). N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (re·stănt) /ˈrɛstənt/.

Obsolete.

A. n.

A temporary resident.

ΚΠ

1459 in E. W. W. Veale Great Red Bk. Bristol: Text Pt. II (1938) 60 No maner of persone burgeice of the saide Town or other dwellyng or resteaunte within the same shal sofre any suche maner things or marchaundises..to be shewed.

1541–2 Act 33 Hen. VIII in R. Bolton Statutes Ireland (1621) 184 Euery such person and persons, of what estate, degree or condition they be, subiect or restants within the said land of Ireland.

B. adj.

1. Residing.

ΚΠ

1536 Iniunctions gyuen to Clergie sig. A The deane, persons, vicars, curates, and stipendyaries, restant [printed resiant], or hauyng cure of soule, or any other spiritual administration within this [deanery].

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius iii. f. 463 The bodyes of Symon and Jude be restaunt in saynt Peters Church there.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. 362 With him were restant all those things that the foolish virgins could wish for, beauty, deinty delicates, riches, faire speech.

1642 H. Dempsy et al. Let. in W. Bladen True & Exact Relation Chiefe Passages in Ireland sig. A4^v Your Ladyship, together with the rest in the said Castle restant shall have a reasonable composition.

2. Remaining.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > [adjective]

remanent1443

remainant1445

remainingc1475

remnant1550

remainder1567

leftc1595

residual1609

residuous1626

reliqued1628

restant1663

good1684

reversionary1816

relict1898

1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus xiv. 222 Having therefore from the prealleadged Arguments found relief, he subjoyns an insinuation of a restant scruple.

1687 T. Beverley Expos. Song of Songs 48 Now Philadelp, with smallest Humane strength Of Laws, or Power supports the Restant length Of Time.

1768 J. G. Smith tr. John Charles May's Commerc.-lett. 292 Providing some of the restant debts, should not be answer'd, in the above time of 6. years, to be repaid by that party from whence they came, in current money.

3. Botany. Of part of a plant: remaining attached; persistent. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > growth, movement, or curvature of parts > [adjective] > permanent or discarded

shedc1430

deciduous1657

marcescent1727

fugacious1750

permanent1776

shrivelling1776

persisting1777

persistent1785

sphacelate1785

shedding1796

sphacelated1806

caducous1808

restant1828

fugitive1830

horarious1866

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Restant,..remaining, as footstalks after the fructification has fallen off. Lee.

1853 G. Macdonald & J. Allan Botanist's Word-bk. Restant.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	restant
释义	† restantn.adj. Forms: late Middle English resteaunte, 1500s–1800s restant, 1500s restaunt. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French restant; Latin restant-, restāns. Etymology: Either < French restant (c1228 in Old French; use as adjective of present participle of rester rest v.³), or < classical Latin restant-, restāns, present participle of restāre rest v.³ Compare Catalan restant (a1381), Spanish restante (15th cent.), Portuguese restante (1427), Italian restante (a1525). Compare slightly later restancy n.In sense B. 3 after post-classical Latin restantes, plural ( Linnaeus Philosophia Botanica (1751) viii. 222). N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (re·stănt) /ˈrɛstənt/. Obsolete. A. n. A temporary resident. ΚΠ 1459 in E. W. W. Veale Great Red Bk. Bristol: Text Pt. II (1938) 60 No maner of persone burgeice of the saide Town or other dwellyng or resteaunte within the same shal sofre any suche maner things or marchaundises..to be shewed. 1541–2 Act 33 Hen. VIII in R. Bolton Statutes Ireland (1621) 184 Euery such person and persons, of what estate, degree or condition they be, subiect or restants within the said land of Ireland. B. adj. 1. Residing. ΚΠ 1536 Iniunctions gyuen to Clergie sig. A The deane, persons, vicars, curates, and stipendyaries, restant [printed resiant], or hauyng cure of soule, or any other spiritual administration within this [deanery]. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius iii. f. 463 The bodyes of Symon and Jude be restaunt in saynt Peters Church there. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. 362 With him were restant all those things that the foolish virgins could wish for, beauty, deinty delicates, riches, faire speech. 1642 H. Dempsy et al. Let. in W. Bladen True & Exact Relation Chiefe Passages in Ireland sig. A4^v Your Ladyship, together with the rest in the said Castle restant shall have a reasonable composition. 2. Remaining. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > that which is left or remainder > [adjective] remanent1443 remainant1445 remainingc1475 remnant1550 remainder1567 leftc1595 residual1609 residuous1626 reliqued1628 restant1663 good1684 reversionary1816 relict1898 1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus xiv. 222 Having therefore from the prealleadged Arguments found relief, he subjoyns an insinuation of a restant scruple. 1687 T. Beverley Expos. Song of Songs 48 Now Philadelp, with smallest Humane strength Of Laws, or Power supports the Restant length Of Time. 1768 J. G. Smith tr. John Charles May's Commerc.-lett. 292 Providing some of the restant debts, should not be answer'd, in the above time of 6. years, to be repaid by that party from whence they came, in current money. 3. Botany. Of part of a plant: remaining attached; persistent. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > growth, movement, or curvature of parts > [adjective] > permanent or discarded shedc1430 deciduous1657 marcescent1727 fugacious1750 permanent1776 shrivelling1776 persisting1777 persistent1785 sphacelate1785 shedding1796 sphacelated1806 caducous1808 restant1828 fugitive1830 horarious1866 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Restant,..remaining, as footstalks after the fructification has fallen off. Lee. 1853 G. Macdonald & J. Allan Botanist's Word-bk. Restant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1459
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