单词 | roguedom |
释义 | roguedomn. The world of rogues; rogues collectively. Also: the state of being a rogue. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > roguery > rogue > [noun] > world of roguedom1697 roguery1707 loselism1831 rascaldom1833 scoundreldom1837 scoundrelry1859 society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > roguery, knavery, or rascalry > [noun] > rogue, knave, or rascal > collectively roguedom1697 roguery1707 loselism1831 rascaldom1833 scoundreldom1837 scoundrelry1859 1697 E. Settle World in Moon iii. 18 Here has been the whole Tribe and Generation of Whoredom and Roguedom, and Horndom and Cuckoldom. 1847 J. H. Ingraham Edward Manning ii. 13 James Swindle, who had not a dollar of his own on earth, and whose reputation was worthless, except in roguedom, where it stood high. 1889 Earl of Desart Little Chatelaine II. xx When you trust one rogue, you trust all roguedom. 1908 C. Johnston tr. V. V. Krestovski in Libr. World's Best Myst. & Detective Stories 195 He..embarked with his Golden Band on the most desperate and dangerous enterprises that the rest of roguedom did not even dare to consider. 2000 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 9 Dec. The narrative was interrupted by flashbacks of Moss's turbulent schooldays, which apparently propelled him along the road to roguedom. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1697 |
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