riverainn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈrɪvəreɪn/, U.S.

/ˈrɪvəˌreɪn/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French riverain.

Etymology: < French riverain (noun) person who lives on the banks of a river or near a river, or who owns land or property there (1690; earlier in sense ‘person who owns land in the vicinity of a forest’ (1669)), animal or plant whose habitat is on the banks of or in the vicinity of a river (1803), (adjective) (of a place, estate, building, etc.) extending along a forest or (now chiefly) a way of communication such as a road, railway line, etc. (1732), situated on the banks of a river or other expanse of water (1848 or earlier; earlier in sense ‘(of a person) holding feudal possessions on the banks of or in the vicinity of a river’ (1694)) < rivière river n.¹ + -ain -an suffix. The sense of the English word was influenced by association with river n.¹ early on, especially in the case of sense B. 2, which is unparalleled in French. Compare later riverine n., riverine adj.

A. n.

A person who or animal which lives on the banks or in the vicinity of a river. Now rare. Cf. riverine n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > [noun] > dweller beside river

water1552

riverain1804

1804 Universal Mag. 20 July Suppl., 663/1 Its [sc. the city of Menzaleh's] inhabitants..assume the exclusive right of fishing, with five or six hundred boats... They exclude entirely the other riverains.

1835 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Seine (new ed.) ix. 108 The traveller may have an opportunity of studying the manners of the humbler riverains of the Seine.

1852 Times 13 Sept. 5/2 The question of the navigation of the rivers must first be settled with the Riverains.

1867 Standard 10 Jan. 4/4 Being riverains of the Scheldt, they were free to use it with all its tributaries and outlets.

1952 Times 17 Dec. 7/6 In the interests of scenery, fishing, and riverains' water rights, a minimum of 235 cubic feet a second is reserved for the natural bed of the river.

1976 Afr. Arts 9 79/2 Intensive field research among the riverains of Lake Tanganyika (the so-called Zyoba, or Bwari, Sanze, Goma, Ciba).

2000 A. Murray Suicide in Middle Ages II. i. 38 Because big rivers were municipal dumping grounds..riverains were in the habit of fishing for treasure.

B. adj.

1. Situated on the banks of a river; living or working on or near a river. Cf. riverine adj. 1.In quot. 1832 the sense is broader, reflecting the French sense ‘extending along a way of communication’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > bank > [adjective] > of river

riverside1760

riparian1807

riverain1832

riverine1853

riparial1856

ripal1867

1832 tr. in Times 20 Aug. 2/2 The riverain States..judged it proper to leave untouched all the questions arising out of the general principles of the act of the Congress of Vienna relative to the navigation of the Rhine.

1852 A. Bell Hist. Sketches Feudalism i. 45 Desperadoes who issued continually from their fastnesses..and pillaged maritime and riverain merchants without mercy.

1883 ‘Ouida’ Wanda I. 61 A whole riverain town on the Danube.

1897 Selangor Jrnl. 11 June 328 The ‘Orang Bukit’, who are continually coming in contact with riverain Malays, now speak nothing but Malay.

1908 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 7 383 The Wurubo are an essentially peaceful riverain people.

1957 W. M. Hailey Afr. Surv. (rev. ed.) ii. 75 The northern..region of the Belgian Congo, including the riverain tribes loosely described as Bangala.

2008 A. H. Fábos ‘Brothers’ or Others? ii. iv. 79 Omdurman,..a melting pot of members of northern riverain groups as well as former slaves and people from the periphery.

2. Of or relating to a river or its vicinity. Cf. riverine adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > [adjective]

fluviala1398

floodyc1420

fluviatile1599

fluminal1633

amnic1656

rivery1663

riverain1852

riverine1853

potamic1883

fluvicoline1897

1852 Amer. Whig. Rev. Nov. 458/1 The excitement of a short race, and the loud cheers from the..passengers bound up stream,..constitute the staple commodities of ‘riverain’ enjoyments.

1858 Times 1 Dec. 9/3 The eddies..which the men wise in riverain mining assert to have drawn the greater quantity of gold to this bank.

1882 Nature 23 Nov. 97/1 Special riverain surveys will in future be made.

1907 Geogr. Jrnl. 29 443 A short statement of the progress of topographical surveys in Sind..and of riverain surveys in the Punjab..completes the Report.

1935 Times 16 Sept. 18/4 Other examples of the gross abuse of land are seen in (i.) covering large areas of valuable riverain silt in the gold belt of the California Sierras with sterile stone debris [etc].

2003 M. G. Hatvany Marshlands iii. 50 Historical evidence of pre-European Amerindian utilisation of the riverain environment in this region is fragmentary.

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

单词	riverain
释义	riverainn.adj. Brit. /ˈrɪvəreɪn/, U.S. /ˈrɪvəˌreɪn/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French riverain. Etymology: < French riverain (noun) person who lives on the banks of a river or near a river, or who owns land or property there (1690; earlier in sense ‘person who owns land in the vicinity of a forest’ (1669)), animal or plant whose habitat is on the banks of or in the vicinity of a river (1803), (adjective) (of a place, estate, building, etc.) extending along a forest or (now chiefly) a way of communication such as a road, railway line, etc. (1732), situated on the banks of a river or other expanse of water (1848 or earlier; earlier in sense ‘(of a person) holding feudal possessions on the banks of or in the vicinity of a river’ (1694)) < rivière river n.¹ + -ain -an suffix. The sense of the English word was influenced by association with river n.¹ early on, especially in the case of sense B. 2, which is unparalleled in French. Compare later riverine n., riverine adj. A. n. A person who or animal which lives on the banks or in the vicinity of a river. Now rare. Cf. riverine n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant according to environment > [noun] > dweller beside river water1552 riverain1804 1804 Universal Mag. 20 July Suppl., 663/1 Its [sc. the city of Menzaleh's] inhabitants..assume the exclusive right of fishing, with five or six hundred boats... They exclude entirely the other riverains. 1835 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Seine (new ed.) ix. 108 The traveller may have an opportunity of studying the manners of the humbler riverains of the Seine. 1852 Times 13 Sept. 5/2 The question of the navigation of the rivers must first be settled with the Riverains. 1867 Standard 10 Jan. 4/4 Being riverains of the Scheldt, they were free to use it with all its tributaries and outlets. 1952 Times 17 Dec. 7/6 In the interests of scenery, fishing, and riverains' water rights, a minimum of 235 cubic feet a second is reserved for the natural bed of the river. 1976 Afr. Arts 9 79/2 Intensive field research among the riverains of Lake Tanganyika (the so-called Zyoba, or Bwari, Sanze, Goma, Ciba). 2000 A. Murray Suicide in Middle Ages II. i. 38 Because big rivers were municipal dumping grounds..riverains were in the habit of fishing for treasure. B. adj. 1. Situated on the banks of a river; living or working on or near a river. Cf. riverine adj. 1.In quot. 1832 the sense is broader, reflecting the French sense ‘extending along a way of communication’. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > bank > [adjective] > of river riverside1760 riparian1807 riverain1832 riverine1853 riparial1856 ripal1867 1832 tr. in Times 20 Aug. 2/2 The riverain States..judged it proper to leave untouched all the questions arising out of the general principles of the act of the Congress of Vienna relative to the navigation of the Rhine. 1852 A. Bell Hist. Sketches Feudalism i. 45 Desperadoes who issued continually from their fastnesses..and pillaged maritime and riverain merchants without mercy. 1883 ‘Ouida’ Wanda I. 61 A whole riverain town on the Danube. 1897 Selangor Jrnl. 11 June 328 The ‘Orang Bukit’, who are continually coming in contact with riverain Malays, now speak nothing but Malay. 1908 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 7 383 The Wurubo are an essentially peaceful riverain people. 1957 W. M. Hailey Afr. Surv. (rev. ed.) ii. 75 The northern..region of the Belgian Congo, including the riverain tribes loosely described as Bangala. 2008 A. H. Fábos ‘Brothers’ or Others? ii. iv. 79 Omdurman,..a melting pot of members of northern riverain groups as well as former slaves and people from the periphery. 2. Of or relating to a river or its vicinity. Cf. riverine adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > [adjective] fluviala1398 floodyc1420 fluviatile1599 fluminal1633 amnic1656 rivery1663 riverain1852 riverine1853 potamic1883 fluvicoline1897 1852 Amer. Whig. Rev. Nov. 458/1 The excitement of a short race, and the loud cheers from the..passengers bound up stream,..constitute the staple commodities of ‘riverain’ enjoyments. 1858 Times 1 Dec. 9/3 The eddies..which the men wise in riverain mining assert to have drawn the greater quantity of gold to this bank. 1882 Nature 23 Nov. 97/1 Special riverain surveys will in future be made. 1907 Geogr. Jrnl. 29 443 A short statement of the progress of topographical surveys in Sind..and of riverain surveys in the Punjab..completes the Report. 1935 Times 16 Sept. 18/4 Other examples of the gross abuse of land are seen in (i.) covering large areas of valuable riverain silt in the gold belt of the California Sierras with sterile stone debris [etc]. 2003 M. G. Hatvany Marshlands iii. 50 Historical evidence of pre-European Amerindian utilisation of the riverain environment in this region is fragmentary. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1804
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