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单词 roberdsmen
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Roberdsmenn.

Brit. /ˈrɒbədzmən/, U.S. /ˈrɑbərdzmən/
Forms: Middle English Roberdesman, Middle English Robertes men (in a late copy), Middle English 1600s Roberdesmen, 1500s Robardesmen, 1500s 1700s–1800s Robertsmen, 1600s Roberdsemen, 1600s Robersmen, 1600s– Roberdsmen, 1700s Robert's men.
Origin: Apparently from a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Robert , Roberd , man n.1
Etymology: Apparently < the genitive of the male forename Robert, †Roberd (see Robert n.1) + the plural of man n.1Compare the following earlier examples of the forename Robert used as a designation for a thief or vagabond, perhaps owing to association with robber n.:a1250 in T. Wright Polit. Songs Eng. (1839) 354 Robertus, quia a re nomen habuit, spoliator enim diu fuit et prædo.a1300 in T. Wright Polit. Songs Eng. (1839) 49 Competenter per Robert, robbur designatur. Popularly interpreted as alluding to Robin Hood n., although neither the form of the first element nor the relative chronology of the two expressions would support this interpretation.
historical in later use.
In 14th-cent. England: marauding vagrants or outlaws.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > robber > brigand > [noun] > collectively
Roberdsmen1331
bandit1706
brigandage1875
1331 in Statutes of Realm (1810) I. 268 (MED) Diverses roberies, homicides, & felonies ont este faitz..par gentz qi sont appellez Roberdesmen, Wastours, & Draghlacche.
1383 in Statutes of Realm (1816) II. 32 Ordeignez est & assentuz qe lestatuz..de Roberdesmen & Drawelacches soient fermement tenuz & gardez.
1567 T. Harman Caueat for Commen Cursetors (new ed.) To Rdr. sig. Bi These were then the commen names of these leud leuterars Faytores, Robardesmen, Drawlatches, & valyant beggares.
1581 W. Lambarde Eirenarcha i. xx. 186 Drawlatches, Wastours, or Robertsmen, that is to say, either myching or mightie theeues.
c1600 (?c1395) Pierce Ploughman's Crede (Trin. Cambr. R.3.15) (1873) 72 Freres of the Pye..ryȝt as Robertes men raken aboute.
a1633 E. Coke 1st Pt. Inst. Lawes Eng. (1648) III. 197 What this Robin Hood was that hath raised a name to these kind of men called Roberdsmen, his followers.
1731 Gentleman's Mag. 1 238/1 [He] instances in Robin Hood, and says that from him Thieves and Highwaymen are called Robertsmen.
1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. xvii. 244 Persons in disguise..(who seem to have resembled the Roberdsmen, or followers of Robin Hood).
1796 Sporting Mag. 8 76 Men of his [sc. Robin Hood's] lawless profession were from him called Roberdsmen.
1849 New Monthly Mag. Apr. 405 His [sc. Hugh Roberts's] immediate followers were called ‘Roberdsmen’, a distinction which afterwards denoted a particular order of beggars.
2000 P. Linebaugh & M. Rediker Many-headed Hydra ii. 61 Martin Markall..stressed the association of landed offenders, such as Irish rebels, Gypsies, and Roberdsmen, with those of the sea, such as mariners and pirates.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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