单词 | statesfolk |
释义 | > as lemmasstatesfolk statesfolk n. (a) people of (high) rank or status; respected or experienced people (of an advanced age). (b) English regional yeomen farmers, owners of small estates (cf. statesman n.1 2) (now rare). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [noun] > person of > collectively dignity1548 robe1589 sanctorum1675 quality1693 statesfolk1735 laudable1815 rank1883 the mind > possession > possessor > [noun] > owner > landowner > small landowner > collectively yeomanry1477 statespeople1887 statesfolk1902 1735 J. Swift Gulliver Introd. Let., in Wks. III. iv I see myself accused of reflecting upon great States-Folk. 1875 W. Dickinson Cumbriana 42 The farmers and small 'statesfolk. 1902 Pall Mall Mag. Sept. 53 The statesfolk too, and the townsfolk—true, a worshipful company! 2003 Phoenix (Arizona) New Times (Nexis) 8 May (Music section) Every band has a so-called ‘quiet’ one... For indie-rock statesfolk Yo La Tengo, that's James McNew. < as lemmas |
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