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suitorn. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French seuter, suitor. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman seuter, seutour, suetour, suiter, suitor, suitour, suter, sutor adherent, follower, disciple (13th cent.), person who owes suit to a court (late 13th cent. or earlier), person who brings a lawsuit, plaintiff (early 14th cent. or earlier) < classical Latin secūtor attendant, follower, type of gladiator ( < secūt- , past participial stem of sequī sue v. + -or -or suffix), with remodelling after Anglo-Norman suite suit n. Compare later sectator n.Compare post-classical Latin sutor tenant obliged to use the mill of a feudal superior (13th cent. in a British source; < Anglo-Norman). For discussion of the β. forms see suit n. In the sense ‘man who is pursuing a relationship with a particular woman, with a view to marriage’ (see sense 6a) after suit n. 6; compare later suit v. 12b. Earlier currency is perhaps implied by the surname Benedictus le Seuter (1206), although it is unclear whether this should be interpreted as reflecting the Middle English or the Anglo-Norman word. society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > temporary inhabitant > [noun] > frequenter c1300 St. John Evangelist (Laud) l. 382 in C. Horstmann (1887) 413 He wax a syutor of tauernes. society > authority > subjection > service > servant > retainer or follower > [noun] the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [noun] > supporter or encourager > adherent a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. ix. iii. 519 And Plato his suitoures telliþ þis ȝere comeþ aboute in xve. þousand ȝere. a1425 J. Wyclif (1871) II. 141 Crist is everywhere..wiþ his apostlis and her suters. a1500 (a1477) Black Bk. (Soc. of Antiquaries) in A. R. Myers (1959) 92 Lordes and jentyls, and other comyn sutors. 1517 in H. Ellis (1824) 1st Ser. II. 4 (note) So that who shall be a suitour to him may have no other busynesse but give attendaunce upon his plesure. a1616 F. Tate tr. (1876) 56 None of the kinges meignee, of what condition soever he be, knight or clarke, serjant, esquier, charetter or sompter boy, page or sutor. 1830 Ld. Tennyson 1 I am any man's suitor, If any will be my tutor. 3. Feudal Law. society > law > administration of justice > judicial body, assembly, or court > [noun] > feudal courts > attendance at > one who c1400 in J. Slater (Ph.D. thesis, Univ. of Edinb.) (1952) No. 53 Lettris to present suytouris and lettris of balyhery to ansuere and defend al the landis. c1450 (?a1400) (BL Add.) (1935) l. 405 (MED) When we are callede to þat count [?1510 de Worde courte], bi-houes vs to here: Þer all sall be soyttures, bothe þe bonde and þe free..When cryst will vs gadir. a1500 in J. Raine (1890) 60 All maner of playnttes..schall be..jugyd be ye sutterys of ye sayd cowrte. 1609 J. Skene tr. 79 Ilke soytour before the Schiref represents the person of ane Baron, for quhom he was soytour in that court. 1839 J. R. McCulloch (ed. 2) II. iv. i. 78 By directing the election to be made by all the suitors,..this statute secured the constituency from undue practices. 2013 92 9 Most of the entries recorded for the first day relate to unlaws against absent suitors or to the presentation of suitors by proxy. society > law > legal obligation > [noun] > obligations of tenants > to have corn ground at particular mill > tenant of astricted land 1602 R. Carew i. f. 13 This casualtie may bee worth the owner some ten pound by the yeere, or better, if his Mil haue store of sutors. 4. the mind > language > speech > request > one who requests > [noun] > one who petitions or appeals 1414 Petition in (1767–77) IV. 59/1 Worchepeful Sires, I Thomas Paunfeld..suytour of this Bille for those materes, beseche zow on Goddes byhalf, [etc.]. c1500 (a1475) J. Fortescue (Claud.) (1885) 157 The kyng shal..be wele defended ageyn suche importune suters. 1582 in T. Alfield sig. Fiiv He stands before the throne with harmonie, And is a glorious suter for our sinne. 1651 I. Walton Life of Wotton in H. Wotton sig. c4v The Provostship of..Eton became Void.., for which there were..many..powerfull suiters to the King. 1822 W. Scott I. iii. 80 Those suitors who shall be so bold as to approach the Court. 1976 40 30 The most important source of income for the clerk was the collection of fees from the many anxious suitors who desired some special preferment from the council. the world > action or operation > endeavour > [noun] > one who endeavours or attempts > to obtain or attain 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus I. Matt. Pref. f. xviiv Studentes and suters to atteigne to the philosophye of the gospell. 1620 tr. G. Boccaccio I. v. i. f. 182v Pasimondo, the onely glad man of thy misfortune, and diligent sutor after thy death, maketh all hast hee can possibly deuise to do, to celebrate his marriage with thy faire mistris. society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > party in litigation > [noun] > plaintiff 1454 in R. R. Sharpe (1911) K. 364 (MED) Þe same suter at þe complaynte of þe partie so sued be comaunded..to relinquisshe and withdrawe any suche sute or acc'on taken. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane f. cviijv Lawes, whiche concerned partly the iudges, partly the aduocates, and partly the suters. 1615 in R. Pitcairn (1833) III. i. 319 And in cais of his not compeirance, ȝow sall thane expeid this present commissioune, and delyver it to the pairteis suttareis; and ȝou sall give wntill thame suche warrands [etc.]. 1856 R. W. Emerson v. 85 In the courts, the independence of the judges and the loyalty of the suitors are equally excellent. 1883 20 Oct. 410/2 The effect of the rule will be to deprive the suitor of the right of conducting his case as he thinks most conducive to his own interest. 2019 18 15 In order to ascertain whether a single suitor brought the two suits, one would have to focus..on the offspring on whose behalf they are speaking. 6. the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > [noun] > one who courts or woos society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > seeking marriage > [noun] > seeking hand in marriage > one who ?1555 vii. sig. B.viv Here Bawdyn wryteth to a certeyne Gentlewoman that was daungerous to be sene or spoken withall by her suters. 1658 W. Gurnall 134 If thou canst..blank no more, then a cold suitor doth when he hears not from her, whom he never really loved. 1746 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace ii. v. 128 Whom all the Suitors amorously strove, In vain, to stagger in her plighted Love. 1870 A. G. L'Estrange I. i. 5 She was rich—her fortune was at her own command—of course she had suitors. 1888 F. Hume i. i. 18 Miss Curtis..soon brought crowds of suitors around her. 2015 Mar. 15/1 Madge..divides her time between two rich Indian suitors. society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > businessman > [noun] > one who makes take-over bid 1967 4 Mar. b3/2 General Aniline & Film..has been chosen by Ruberoid as the successful suitor for that company. 1981 16 Aug. 39/7 After last week's first half figures the attractions for suitors must be in doubt. 1989 29 Apr. d11/3 Billionaire hotelier Jay Pritzker and other suitors formally have submitted bids for strikebound Eastern Airlines. 2007 13 Aug. 12/3 Murdoch is a known union buster, and this one vociferously resisted his acquisition of the company, going so far as to seek out other suitors. Compounds 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer I. i. 353 To their own districts drive the Suitor-crowd. 1836 D. W. D. 39 Thy suitor-crowd around thee swelled. 1954 H. D. Turner i. 4 Attest the sorrows of your inmost soul to Mount Olympus and drive this unwelcome suitor-crowd from your gate. society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > payment or service to feudal superior > [noun] > payment in lieu of service > in lieu of attendance at court 1582–3 in G. S. Pryde (1937) 35 The sutor fe, xiij s. iiij d. 1601 in J. M. Thomson (1890) VI. 425/1 Necnon 6 sol. 8 den. pro sectis curie de Rescobie vulgo lie swotar-fie. 1937 G. S. Pryde in Introd. p. lxvi The suitor-fee was a small sum paid each year for keiping of the townis suttis to the schiref. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). suitorv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: suitor n. Etymology: < suitor n. Compare earlier suitoring n. Falling out of standard use after the early modern period. the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > court or woo [verb (transitive)] society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > seeking marriage > seek in marriage [verb (transitive)] > court or woo 1672 T. Shadwell ii. 17 How did you go to work to Suiter my Mother? 1706 (new ed.) (at cited word) He Suitor'd her in vain several Years. 1824 W. Scott II. v. 107 The miller's son..suitored me. 1916 J. H. McCarthy xxxviii. 294 I told you you were courting trouble when you suitored this trollop of yours. 2013 @rvbberneck 28 Aug. in twitter.com (accessed 18 June 2019) Bram Stoker's wife, Florence Balcombe, was previously suitored by Oscar Wilde. the mind > emotion > love > courtship or wooing > court or engage in courtship [verb (intransitive)] society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > seeking marriage > [verb (intransitive)] > be a suitor 1777 B. Franklin Let. 21 Mar. in (1888) VI. 83 A virgin State should preserve the virgin character, and not go about suitoring for alliances. 1817 W. Scott 12 Mar. (1933) IV. 405 A daughter, suitored unto by the conceited young parson. 1835 ‘C. Selby’ Catching Heiress iii, in VIII. 27 All the gentlemen who come here suitoring to my mistress. 1974 C. B. Currey in F. J. Merli & T. A. Wilson i. 7 Virgin America should not go suitoring to Europe in search of wartime aid. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.c1300 v.1672 |
