retiraln.

Brit.

/rᵻˈtʌɪ(ə)rəl/, U.S.

/rəˈtaɪrəl/, Scottish English

/rᵻˈtaɪrəl/

Forms: see retire v. and -al suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retire v., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < retire v. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier retirement n., retiring n.

Now chiefly Scottish.

1. Withdrawal, retreat; an instance of this.rare before 19th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [noun] > retiring, withdrawing, or retreating

recoilc1330

retreata1393

subtraction?a1425

back-drawing1535

retirement1536

retiring1548

retraict1550

recess1561

retire1570

retiral1611

subducing1633

retiration1637

withdrawment1640

retirance1662

retreating1664

retraction1684

retreatment1721

withdrawal1824

back-pedalling1950

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Escart,..a place of solitarie retirall.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Retirade.., a place of retrait, of a retirall, for defendants behind a breach.

1648 Moderate Intelligencer No. 191. 1743 The Turks have attempted nothing since their last Retirall into the Mountains.

1828 Alma Mater 89 A second [wave] upset it entirely, and, leaving the relatives clinging to the rocks, in its retiral carried Roderick Campbell along with it.

1868 Times 2 Sept. 8/4 Osorio sent word there was no opportunity for an assault, and accordingly orders were sent for a general retiral on the part of the Allies.

1904 A. C. Bradley Shakespearean Trag. 50 All through the conflict we shall find a regular alternation of smaller advances and retirals.

1964 J. D. Mackie Hist. Scotl. ii. 22 The retiral which followed the departure of Agricola.

1997 I. Clark Globalization & Fragmentation iii. 65 The war became progressively global in scope (even if the premature retiral of Russia might be thought to have narrowed it).

2. Retirement from office or employment; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > withdrawing from or vacating office > [noun]

resignationa1387

surceasingc1435

resign1457

cessationa1464

dimissiona1513

demission1577

cession1608

avoidance1642

retirement1648

cess1689

cesser1689

resigning1743

retiring1808

retiral1840

inkyo1871

society > occupation and work > lack of work > [noun] > retirement

retirement1648

retiring1808

retiral1840

1840 Peerage Jobbery! 37 The retiral of one-third of the whole members of Parliament annually.

1894 Catholic News 1 Dec. 8/5 Lord Ripon..alluded to the retiral of Mr. Gladstone.

1939 Daily Tel. 18 Dec. 12/5 (advt.) Owing retiral of Foreman Pattern Maker..a vacancy occurs for a first-class Man with organising ability.

1965 J. Potter Death in Office i. 10 You will recall my telling you of a verbal agreement between the late Chairman and myself that my retiral should be at my own discretion.

1973 Stirling Observer 25 July 11/6 A special retiral presentation is being made by the chairman.

2003 L. Paterson Sc. Educ. Twentieth Cent. iii. 47 He had founded the Glasgow University Education Department in 1907, where he remained until his retiral in 1945.

†3. Payment of a bill at the correct time. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Retiral, The act of taking up and paying a bill when due.

Compounds

retiral collection n. a charitable collection taken from those departing at the end of an event (esp. a church service).

ΚΠ

1976 Scotsman 24 Dec. 13/1 (advt.) Retiral collection in aid of children's homes.

2008 Paisley Daily Express (Nexis) 27 Sept. 2 There will be a retiral collection after the Service on behalf of the Christian Aid Harvest Appeal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retiral
释义	retiraln. Brit. /rᵻˈtʌɪ(ə)rəl/, U.S. /rəˈtaɪrəl/, Scottish English /rᵻˈtaɪrəl/ Forms: see retire v. and -al suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retire v., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < retire v. + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier retirement n., retiring n. Now chiefly Scottish. 1. Withdrawal, retreat; an instance of this.rare before 19th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [noun] > retiring, withdrawing, or retreating recoilc1330 retreata1393 subtraction?a1425 back-drawing1535 retirement1536 retiring1548 retraict1550 recess1561 retire1570 retiral1611 subducing1633 retiration1637 withdrawment1640 retirance1662 retreating1664 retraction1684 retreatment1721 withdrawal1824 back-pedalling1950 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Escart,..a place of solitarie retirall. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Retirade.., a place of retrait, of a retirall, for defendants behind a breach. 1648 Moderate Intelligencer No. 191. 1743 The Turks have attempted nothing since their last Retirall into the Mountains. 1828 Alma Mater 89 A second [wave] upset it entirely, and, leaving the relatives clinging to the rocks, in its retiral carried Roderick Campbell along with it. 1868 Times 2 Sept. 8/4 Osorio sent word there was no opportunity for an assault, and accordingly orders were sent for a general retiral on the part of the Allies. 1904 A. C. Bradley Shakespearean Trag. 50 All through the conflict we shall find a regular alternation of smaller advances and retirals. 1964 J. D. Mackie Hist. Scotl. ii. 22 The retiral which followed the departure of Agricola. 1997 I. Clark Globalization & Fragmentation iii. 65 The war became progressively global in scope (even if the premature retiral of Russia might be thought to have narrowed it). 2. Retirement from office or employment; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > withdrawing from or vacating office > [noun] resignationa1387 surceasingc1435 resign1457 cessationa1464 dimissiona1513 demission1577 cession1608 avoidance1642 retirement1648 cess1689 cesser1689 resigning1743 retiring1808 retiral1840 inkyo1871 society > occupation and work > lack of work > [noun] > retirement retirement1648 retiring1808 retiral1840 1840 Peerage Jobbery! 37 The retiral of one-third of the whole members of Parliament annually. 1894 Catholic News 1 Dec. 8/5 Lord Ripon..alluded to the retiral of Mr. Gladstone. 1939 Daily Tel. 18 Dec. 12/5 (advt.) Owing retiral of Foreman Pattern Maker..a vacancy occurs for a first-class Man with organising ability. 1965 J. Potter Death in Office i. 10 You will recall my telling you of a verbal agreement between the late Chairman and myself that my retiral should be at my own discretion. 1973 Stirling Observer 25 July 11/6 A special retiral presentation is being made by the chairman. 2003 L. Paterson Sc. Educ. Twentieth Cent. iii. 47 He had founded the Glasgow University Education Department in 1907, where he remained until his retiral in 1945. †3. Payment of a bill at the correct time. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) Retiral, The act of taking up and paying a bill when due. Compounds retiral collection n. a charitable collection taken from those departing at the end of an event (esp. a church service). ΚΠ 1976 Scotsman 24 Dec. 13/1 (advt.) Retiral collection in aid of children's homes. 2008 Paisley Daily Express (Nexis) 27 Sept. 2 There will be a retiral collection after the Service on behalf of the Christian Aid Harvest Appeal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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