signifern.

Brit.

/ˈsɪɡnᵻfə/, U.S.

/ˈsɪɡnəfər/

Forms: late Middle English– signifer, late Middle English– sygnyfer; also Scottish pre-1700 signifer, pre-1700 signifere, pre-1700 sygnyfere.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin signifer.

Etymology: < classical Latin signifer Zodiac, standard-bearer, use as noun (with reference to the Zodiac short for signifer orbis , signifer circulus , signifer polus ) of masculine of signifer carrying or adorned with images, (of the sky) holding the constellations < signum sign n. + -fer -fer comb. form. Compare Middle French signiffaire, signifer, French (now hist.) signifère standard-bearer (1380 in a translation of Vegetius).

†1. = zodiac n. 1a. Also personified. Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.).

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the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > [noun] > Zodiac

zodiac1390

signifera1413

zodiac circle1447

zodiac line1590

baldric1596

a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) v. l. 1020 Cynthea here charhors ouer raughte..And sygnyfer [a1425 Corpus Cambr. 61 Signifer] his candeles shewed bryghte.

a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) i. l. 1582 His coursse haldande be hym selff..Sex monethe and twa ȝher Fra he entre in þe Signifere [a1530 Royal sygnyfere].

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 89 He knew..Of signifer the greit obliquitie Fra Aries to Cancer.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ii. iv The circle called Signifer, or the Zodiake.

1653 J. Brayne Astrologie 10 The Zodiac or Circle of Living Creatures, called Signifer, which containes the path of the Sunne his course.

1702 tr. J. Ozanam Math. Dict. Signifer, sometimes the Zodiack is so called; as having, or carrying the 12 Signs.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 626 Signifer, the zodiac.

2. A standard-bearer, esp. in a Roman legion (now historical except in extended use). Also Scottish: a person who bears a coat of arms, spec. a pursuivant (now historical).

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society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > standard-bearing or flag-flying > standard-bearer or flag-bearer

banneour1297

signifera1525

flag-man1832

flag-bearer1835

a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 359 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 106 The emprioure of almane ye armes he weris As signifer souerane.

1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) x. lix. 257 Now to the Tribes was Dauid as the Zodiacke to the Signes, Euen Signifer to euery Prince that circled his Confines.

1699 T. Forrester Full Rev. Dr. Monro's Scripture-pleadings ii. 59 in Hierarchical Bishops Claim Let any ponder, whether this stout pretended Signifer, doth not here let fall his Standart, and even flees at the First alarm.

1722 D. Humphreys tr. B. de Montfaucon Antiq. Explained V. iii. ii. 67 About him [sc. the Emperor] stand the Tribunes and Soldiers, a Signifer carrying the Eagle, and a Vexillifer or Standard-Bearer.

1785 Hist. & Antiq. York I. 64 The Figure of this Signifer is placed above the Inscription with his Vexillum in one hand.

1842 C. Wellbeloved Eburacum 113 It is a monumental stone..with the figure of a Roman Signifer or standard-bearer, in bas-relief.

1863 G. Seton Law & Pract. Heraldry in Scotl. ii. 25 In an Exchequer Roll for the year 1460, we find a notice of ‘Endure’, the Signifer or Pursuivant.

1880 J. E. Price Bastion of London Wall 52 Duccius had enjoyed the important position of ‘signifer’ to the ninth legion.

1902 Speaker 14 June 305/2 Quiet are Clan and Chief, and quiet Centurion and Signifer.

1961 Furrow 12 586 We think of Saint Michael as Milton's ‘warrior angel’, the instrument of God's wrath, the signifer in the Offertory of the Dead.

2005 P. J. Heslin Transvestite Achilles iii. 140 In the Roman army as in most armies, the signifer was anything but a supernumerary; he held a coveted post of great prestige.

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

单词	signifer
释义	signifern. Brit. /ˈsɪɡnᵻfə/, U.S. /ˈsɪɡnəfər/ Forms: late Middle English– signifer, late Middle English– sygnyfer; also Scottish pre-1700 signifer, pre-1700 signifere, pre-1700 sygnyfere. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin signifer. Etymology: < classical Latin signifer Zodiac, standard-bearer, use as noun (with reference to the Zodiac short for signifer orbis , signifer circulus , signifer polus ) of masculine of signifer carrying or adorned with images, (of the sky) holding the constellations < signum sign n. + -fer -fer comb. form. Compare Middle French signiffaire, signifer, French (now hist.) signifère standard-bearer (1380 in a translation of Vegetius). †1. = zodiac n. 1a. Also personified. Obsolete (rare after 17th cent.). ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > celestial sphere > zone of celestial sphere > [noun] > Zodiac zodiac1390 signifera1413 zodiac circle1447 zodiac line1590 baldric1596 a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1882) v. l. 1020 Cynthea here charhors ouer raughte..And sygnyfer [a1425 Corpus Cambr. 61 Signifer] his candeles shewed bryghte. a1500 (c1425) Andrew of Wyntoun Oryg. Cron. Scotl. (Nero) i. l. 1582 His coursse haldande be hym selff..Sex monethe and twa ȝher Fra he entre in þe Signifere [a1530 Royal sygnyfere]. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) I. 89 He knew..Of signifer the greit obliquitie Fra Aries to Cancer. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. ii. iv The circle called Signifer, or the Zodiake. 1653 J. Brayne Astrologie 10 The Zodiac or Circle of Living Creatures, called Signifer, which containes the path of the Sunne his course. 1702 tr. J. Ozanam Math. Dict. Signifer, sometimes the Zodiack is so called; as having, or carrying the 12 Signs. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 626 Signifer, the zodiac. 2. A standard-bearer, esp. in a Roman legion (now historical except in extended use). Also Scottish: a person who bears a coat of arms, spec. a pursuivant (now historical). ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > standard-bearing or flag-flying > standard-bearer or flag-bearer banneour1297 signifera1525 flag-man1832 flag-bearer1835 a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 359 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 106 The emprioure of almane ye armes he weris As signifer souerane. 1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) x. lix. 257 Now to the Tribes was Dauid as the Zodiacke to the Signes, Euen Signifer to euery Prince that circled his Confines. 1699 T. Forrester Full Rev. Dr. Monro's Scripture-pleadings ii. 59 in Hierarchical Bishops Claim Let any ponder, whether this stout pretended Signifer, doth not here let fall his Standart, and even flees at the First alarm. 1722 D. Humphreys tr. B. de Montfaucon Antiq. Explained V. iii. ii. 67 About him [sc. the Emperor] stand the Tribunes and Soldiers, a Signifer carrying the Eagle, and a Vexillifer or Standard-Bearer. 1785 Hist. & Antiq. York I. 64 The Figure of this Signifer is placed above the Inscription with his Vexillum in one hand. 1842 C. Wellbeloved Eburacum 113 It is a monumental stone..with the figure of a Roman Signifer or standard-bearer, in bas-relief. 1863 G. Seton Law & Pract. Heraldry in Scotl. ii. 25 In an Exchequer Roll for the year 1460, we find a notice of ‘Endure’, the Signifer or Pursuivant. 1880 J. E. Price Bastion of London Wall 52 Duccius had enjoyed the important position of ‘signifer’ to the ninth legion. 1902 Speaker 14 June 305/2 Quiet are Clan and Chief, and quiet Centurion and Signifer. 1961 Furrow 12 586 We think of Saint Michael as Milton's ‘warrior angel’, the instrument of God's wrath, the signifer in the Offertory of the Dead. 2005 P. J. Heslin Transvestite Achilles iii. 140 In the Roman army as in most armies, the signifer was anything but a supernumerary; he held a coveted post of great prestige. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1413
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