单词 | accuser-general |
释义 | > as lemmasaccuser-general accuser-general n. a chief prosecutor or accuser; sometimes humorous. ΚΠ 1770 Crit. Rev. Jan. 59 This charge is supported with some humour from the words of the petitions, till the court calls for Mr. Accuser-general, who is council for the plaintiffs, for his records. 1828 E. Irving Last Days 209 There is no accuser-general in any Christian state, nor in any Christian church. 1911 E. A. W. Budge Osiris & Egyptian Resurrection II. 305 Momus, the ‘Accuser General’, complained that many persons, in spite of their mixed origin, had been admitted to the feasts and councils of the gods. < as lemmas |
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