单词 | stratiote |
释义 | stratioten.ΚΠ 1656 J. Harrington Common-wealth of Oceana 211 The Constable who is to officiate at the Urne, shall after the manner of the Elders, elect every fifth man of their whole number..to be a Stratiot or Deputy of the Youth. 2. Chiefly Ancient History. A Greek soldier. rare.In quot. 1659 in the context of a story with a pseudo-classical setting. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by nationality > [noun] > Greek stratiote1659 1659 R. Brathwait Panthalia 246 A strong Squadron of Stratiots were appointed to guard him along through the Theriotrophie. 1828 Sketches Mod. Greece I. i. 10 The humblest stratiote..would not acknowledge none greater than himself. 1873 J. H. Burton Hist. Scotl. to 1688 (ed. 2) I. iii. 115 The lighter-equipped stratiote of Greece. 1979 G. Mac Niocaill tr. P. Lemerle Agrarian Hist. Byzantium iii. 127 A stratiote..can without difficulty abandon his military land and himself pass into the service of a third person. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1656 |
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