Rule Britannian.adj.

Brit.

/ˌruːl brᵻˈtanjə/, U.S.

/ˌrul brɪˈtænjə/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English Rule, Britannia.

Etymology: < Rule, Britannia (see quot. 1740; < the imperative of rule v. + Britannia n.), the title of a popular patriotic song, originally celebrating a new British identity following the Act of Union between England and Scotland of 1707 (compare discussion at Britain n.²); the song was written by the Scottish poet J. Thompson and set to music by T. A. Arne (an Englishman) for his opera Alfred, a Masque (see quot. 1740), which expressed opposition to the politics of R. Walpole.

A. n.

A patriotic song which frequently used to be sung on public occasions in Britain and its colonies.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > national or patriotic song

Rule Britanniac1745

anthem1753

Yankee Doodle1768

Marseillaise hymn1794

national anthem1804

star-spangled banner1814

queen1898

Volkslied1898

Hatikvah1905

king1932

Horst Wessel song1937

1740 J. Thomson & D. Mallet Alfred ii. v. 42 Ode... Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will be slaves.]

c1745 T. A. Arne (title) The Music in The Judgment of Paris. Consisting of All the Songs, Duettos and Trio, with The Overture, in Score... To which..are added The celebrated Ode..call'd Rule Britannia, And Sawney & Jenney.

1770 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 18 Apr. A New Patriotic Song, to the Tune of ‘Rule Britannia’.

1806 Times 10 Jan. The band of the Old Buffs playing Rule Britannia, drums muffled.

1899 R. Kipling Absent-minded Beggar 1 When you've shouted ‘Rule Britannia’, When you've sung ‘God save the Queen’.

1918 Daily Mirror 12 Nov. 2/1 When the strains of ‘Rule, Britannia!’ rang out his Majesty raised his naval cap.

1978 A. Gurnah in C. Achebe & C. L. Innes Afr. Short Stories (1987) 56 Over the remains Bossy..sang ‘Rule Britannia’ with an emotional choke.

2003 Observer 5 Jan. (Review section) 13/1 The apoplectic protests whenever anyone suggests that the flag-waving loons should not sing ‘Rule Britannia’ at the last night of the Proms.

B. adj. (chiefly attributive).

Expressing the sentiments of the song Rule, Britannia; characteristic of British imperialism; characterized by British patriotism or nationalism.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > [adjective] > British

Rule Britannia1841

red, white, and blue1855

society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > [adjective] > exaggerated or bellicose

Rule Britannia1841

chauvinistic1870

chauvinist1877

jingo1879

jingoist1884

jingoistic1885

jingoish1892

1841 C. G. F. Gore Cecil I. iii. 132 The courseness of the Rule-Britannia class of the community frequenting the galleries [of London theatres].

1861 Cornhill Mag. Jan. 122 The living memory of our most glorious era, which may truly be described as the ‘Rule Britannia Epoch’, is now just passing away.

1890 Illustr. Amer. 26 July 60/2 ‘Tommy Atkins’ is such a dear in his scarlet, the bands bellow, the cannons bellow louder, everybody cheers, and everything is sort of Rule Britannia and lovely.

1941 ‘G. Orwell’ Lion & Unicorn 19 In England all the boasting and flag-wagging, the ‘Rule Britannia’ stuff, is done by small minorities.

1968 Listener 18 July 86/2 Judges are good at making grand Rule Britannia statements, like Judge Salmon's in 1958... ‘Everyone..is entitled to walk the streets in peace,..and free from fear.’

2008 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 24 May d15 A man who..used Bond to keep alive a Rule Britannia world whose disappearance caused him great bitterness.

Derivatives

Rule-Briˈtanniaism n. chiefly depreciative (now rare) the sentiments expressed in the song Rule, Britannia; British nationalism or jingoism.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > [noun] > exaggerated or bellicose > British

Rule-Britanniaism1833

1833 C. R. Pemberton in Monthly Repository 2 Dec. 821 Iron hands, and iron heads, and iron hearts, were indispensable in mingling and directing the elements of Rule Britannia-ism, and fitting such true-born Britons for their glorious destiny.

1881 Eng. Mechanic 14 Jan. 445/1 Very few people hold Jingoism in more hearty contempt than I do; or would more earnestly deprecate any exhibition of Rule Britanniaism or Spreadeagleism.

1939 G. Buchanan Let. 27 Aug. in A. Bingham Gender, Modernity, & Pop. Press in Inter-war Brit. (2004) vi. 213 [The mobilization] is not yet covered with a horrid glamour or Rule-Britannia-ism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rule britannia
释义	Rule Britannian.adj. Brit. /ˌruːl brᵻˈtanjə/, U.S. /ˌrul brɪˈtænjə/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: English Rule, Britannia. Etymology: < Rule, Britannia (see quot. 1740; < the imperative of rule v. + Britannia n.), the title of a popular patriotic song, originally celebrating a new British identity following the Act of Union between England and Scotland of 1707 (compare discussion at Britain n.²); the song was written by the Scottish poet J. Thompson and set to music by T. A. Arne (an Englishman) for his opera Alfred, a Masque (see quot. 1740), which expressed opposition to the politics of R. Walpole. A. n. A patriotic song which frequently used to be sung on public occasions in Britain and its colonies. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > vocal music > types of song > [noun] > national or patriotic song Rule Britanniac1745 anthem1753 Yankee Doodle1768 Marseillaise hymn1794 national anthem1804 star-spangled banner1814 queen1898 Volkslied1898 Hatikvah1905 king1932 Horst Wessel song1937 1740 J. Thomson & D. Mallet Alfred ii. v. 42 Ode... Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will be slaves.] c1745 T. A. Arne (title) The Music in The Judgment of Paris. Consisting of All the Songs, Duettos and Trio, with The Overture, in Score... To which..are added The celebrated Ode..call'd Rule Britannia, And Sawney & Jenney. 1770 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 18 Apr. A New Patriotic Song, to the Tune of ‘Rule Britannia’. 1806 Times 10 Jan. The band of the Old Buffs playing Rule Britannia, drums muffled. 1899 R. Kipling Absent-minded Beggar 1 When you've shouted ‘Rule Britannia’, When you've sung ‘God save the Queen’. 1918 Daily Mirror 12 Nov. 2/1 When the strains of ‘Rule, Britannia!’ rang out his Majesty raised his naval cap. 1978 A. Gurnah in C. Achebe & C. L. Innes Afr. Short Stories (1987) 56 Over the remains Bossy..sang ‘Rule Britannia’ with an emotional choke. 2003 Observer 5 Jan. (Review section) 13/1 The apoplectic protests whenever anyone suggests that the flag-waving loons should not sing ‘Rule Britannia’ at the last night of the Proms. B. adj. (chiefly attributive). Expressing the sentiments of the song Rule, Britannia; characteristic of British imperialism; characterized by British patriotism or nationalism. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > [adjective] > British Rule Britannia1841 red, white, and blue1855 society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > [adjective] > exaggerated or bellicose Rule Britannia1841 chauvinistic1870 chauvinist1877 jingo1879 jingoist1884 jingoistic1885 jingoish1892 1841 C. G. F. Gore Cecil I. iii. 132 The courseness of the Rule-Britannia class of the community frequenting the galleries [of London theatres]. 1861 Cornhill Mag. Jan. 122 The living memory of our most glorious era, which may truly be described as the ‘Rule Britannia Epoch’, is now just passing away. 1890 Illustr. Amer. 26 July 60/2 ‘Tommy Atkins’ is such a dear in his scarlet, the bands bellow, the cannons bellow louder, everybody cheers, and everything is sort of Rule Britannia and lovely. 1941 ‘G. Orwell’ Lion & Unicorn 19 In England all the boasting and flag-wagging, the ‘Rule Britannia’ stuff, is done by small minorities. 1968 Listener 18 July 86/2 Judges are good at making grand Rule Britannia statements, like Judge Salmon's in 1958... ‘Everyone..is entitled to walk the streets in peace,..and free from fear.’ 2008 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 24 May d15 A man who..used Bond to keep alive a Rule Britannia world whose disappearance caused him great bitterness. Derivatives Rule-Briˈtanniaism n. chiefly depreciative (now rare) the sentiments expressed in the song Rule, Britannia; British nationalism or jingoism. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > [noun] > exaggerated or bellicose > British Rule-Britanniaism1833 1833 C. R. Pemberton in Monthly Repository 2 Dec. 821 Iron hands, and iron heads, and iron hearts, were indispensable in mingling and directing the elements of Rule Britannia-ism, and fitting such true-born Britons for their glorious destiny. 1881 Eng. Mechanic 14 Jan. 445/1 Very few people hold Jingoism in more hearty contempt than I do; or would more earnestly deprecate any exhibition of Rule Britanniaism or Spreadeagleism. 1939 G. Buchanan Let. 27 Aug. in A. Bingham Gender, Modernity, & Pop. Press in Inter-war Brit. (2004) vi. 213 [The mobilization] is not yet covered with a horrid glamour or Rule-Britannia-ism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.c1745
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