sociétairen.

Brit.

/ˌsɒsɪəˈtɛː/, U.S.

/ˈˌsɑsiəˈtɛ(ə)r/

Forms: 1800s– sociétaire, 2000s– societaire. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French sociétaire.

Etymology: < French sociétaire member of a theatre company (1792; 1798 with specific reference to the Théâtre Français (compare quot. 1841); slightly earlier denoting a member of a commercial society (1787) or of a political society (1791)) < société society n. + -aire -ary suffix¹. O.E.D. Suppl. (1933) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (sosyetę̄r') /sɔsjetɛr/.

An actor who is a full member of the Comédie Française, Paris, and so has a share in its management and profits. Cf. pensionnaire n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] > company of actors > specific company > member of specific company

sociétaire1841

pensionnaire1842

1841 T. Hook tr. J. B. P. Lafitte French Stage & French People I. vii. 110 I was now a Sociétaire of the Théâtre Français. I had attained this honour not without exciting considerable jealousy on the part of some of my comrades.

1881 W. H. Rideing Dram. Notes xii. 67 Of the three parts in which London audiences have now seen her [sc. Mme Modjeska], this of the gifted and passionate sociétaire of the Comédie Française [sc. Sarah Bernhardt] illustrates most fully the measure of her genius.

1909 M. Beerbohm in Sat. Rev. 30 Oct. 529/1 He, too, has schooled himself in the traditions of the Gaiety, and is a worthy sociétaire.

1959 Times 23 Feb. 12/2 If we had a National Theatre properly based and founded, all of us could be Sociétaires as in the Comédie-Française and be called upon when required.

1996 J. McCormick & C. Schumacher in C. Schumacher Naturalism & Symbolism in European Theatre 42 It is the assembly of all sociétaires that decides on the level of remuneration of each member.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sociétaire
释义	sociétairen. Brit. /ˌsɒsɪəˈtɛː/, U.S. /ˈˌsɑsiəˈtɛ(ə)r/ Forms: 1800s– sociétaire, 2000s– societaire. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French sociétaire. Etymology: < French sociétaire member of a theatre company (1792; 1798 with specific reference to the Théâtre Français (compare quot. 1841); slightly earlier denoting a member of a commercial society (1787) or of a political society (1791)) < société society n. + -aire -ary suffix¹. O.E.D. Suppl. (1933) gives only the non-naturalized pronunciation (sosyetę̄r') /sɔsjetɛr/. An actor who is a full member of the Comédie Française, Paris, and so has a share in its management and profits. Cf. pensionnaire n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [noun] > company of actors > specific company > member of specific company sociétaire1841 pensionnaire1842 1841 T. Hook tr. J. B. P. Lafitte French Stage & French People I. vii. 110 I was now a Sociétaire of the Théâtre Français. I had attained this honour not without exciting considerable jealousy on the part of some of my comrades. 1881 W. H. Rideing Dram. Notes xii. 67 Of the three parts in which London audiences have now seen her [sc. Mme Modjeska], this of the gifted and passionate sociétaire of the Comédie Française [sc. Sarah Bernhardt] illustrates most fully the measure of her genius. 1909 M. Beerbohm in Sat. Rev. 30 Oct. 529/1 He, too, has schooled himself in the traditions of the Gaiety, and is a worthy sociétaire. 1959 Times 23 Feb. 12/2 If we had a National Theatre properly based and founded, all of us could be Sociétaires as in the Comédie-Française and be called upon when required. 1996 J. McCormick & C. Schumacher in C. Schumacher Naturalism & Symbolism in European Theatre 42 It is the assembly of all sociétaires that decides on the level of remuneration of each member. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1841
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