suingn.

Brit.

/ˈsuːɪŋ/,

/ˈsjuːɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsuɪŋ/

Forms: see sue v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sue v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < sue v. + -ing suffix¹.

†1.

a. The action or fact of being a follower, adherent, or disciple; the action of following the course of someone or something. Also: the carrying out of a course of action. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > continuing > following up, through, or prosecution > [noun]

suinga1325

prosecution1545

conveyance1572

through-handlinga1586

carriage1589

pursuita1631

throughing1638

pursuance1642

persecution1647

transaction1655

pursual1878

follow-up1904

follow-through1918

a1325 (c1280) Southern Passion (Pepys 2344) (1927) l. 2286 Ihesus bad seint Peter sywe him..Þat was in a manere of deþ..Of such sywynge he spak to him, ak he ne vnderstod nouȝt so.

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) l. 10323 & to sywi þis mansinge..We asigneþ þe bissop of winchestre þer to..[and] Of roucetre & of salesburi þe siwinge to do.

a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 375 (MED) Bileve techiþ trewe men þat þis Chirche goiþ, not bi kyn, but bi manere of suynge of Crist in perfit weie of vertues.

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 483 Suwynge, of [perhaps read or] folowynge of steppys.

a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) (1988) 118 It is nedful to be war þat þe scheltrun of þe oost ne be noȝt broke ne departid þoruȝ slow suynge of the foloweres.

b. A way or method of hunting. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xxx. 95 He muste loke þat he take not þe longe of þe wayes, for it is þe werste sewynge þat is.

†2. of suing: uniformly, equally. Cf. suing adj. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > [noun]

greatness1381

measurea1382

quantitya1387

muchnessa1398

sizea1400

largec1400

micklec1400

moisonc1400

of suingc1400

bignessc1475

assize1481

proportions1481

bodya1500

dimension1529

measuring1529

wideness1535

bind1551

corporance1570

magnitude1570

mickledom1596

amplitude1599

breadth1609

extendure1613

extension1614

extent1623

extensure1631

dimense1632

dimensity1655

bulkiness1674

bulksomeness1674

admeasurement1754

calliper1819

acreage1846

c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xix. l. 63 Men may seo on an appul-treo meny tyme and ofte, Of o kynne apples aren nat yliche grete, Ne of sywynge [emended in ed. to sewynge] smale ne of [o] swetnesse swete.

†3. Succession in time or order; the fact of coming next. by suing: as a result, consequently. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > consequently or as a result [phrase]

unto so micklec1390

per consequencec1395

by suing?a1425

by consequent1489

by relation1565

of consequence1573

by consequence1581

occasion1634

in suit ofa1652

in consequence of1683

owing to1744

in consequence1775

in the wake of1866

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > succession or following in time > [noun]

ordera1382

successionc1405

suing?a1425

succeedingc1460

success1546

consequency1548

ensuing1561

consequence1597

sequence1597

pursuit1605

subsequence1610

descent1613

successorship1627

consecution1651

seriation1658

successivenessa1676

successivity1866

diadoche1884

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 9 (MED) Þe neruous cordes þer be naked & apperyng fro þe flesh, Of which þe puncture is generatif of spasme &, bi sewing, inductiue of deþ.

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 483 Svynge, or folwynge a sundry tymys [1499 Pynson suynge of tyme], successus.

4. The action of bringing a lawsuit; litigation, legal action. Also: application for a writ or other legal process, esp. in suing out (also forth); cf. sue v. 10b.With quots. 1607, 1844 cf. to sue and be sued at sue v. Phrases 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > process, writ, warrant, or order > [noun] > writ > seeking to obtain writ

suing1440

suit1445

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > litigation or going to law

pleadingc1275

suita1325

suing1440

persecution1466

processing1478

lawingc1485

prosecution1590

litigation1661

soliciting1709

impleading1878

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 485 Sute, or suynge yn maters and cawsys, prosecucio.

1474–5 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1472 3rd Roll §4. m. 36 As yf the said acte or actes had never been made ayenst the same John, withoute suyng of theym or any of theym oute of your handes, by petition, [etc.].

1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Rogation Week iv Saint Paule blamed the Corinthians, for suche contentious suyng amonge them selues.

1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Aaa4/1, at Parson He..representeth the church, and susteineth the person thereof, as well in siewing, as being siewed in any action.

1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia i. xvi. 97 To be at the charge of suing foorth of their pardons.

1668 Ormonde MSS in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 78 Your order for the sueing of the said John Baxter.

1844 Act 7 & 8 Victoria c. 113 §47 Every Company [of Bankers] of more than Six Persons..shall have the same Powers and Privileges of suing and being sued in the Name of any one of the public Officers of such Copartnership.

1895 Kentucky Law Reporter 16 587 Damages growing out of the willful suing out of the attachment against him.

1983 Weekly Law Rep. 22 July 884 By the grant of a stay the plaintiffs would be deprived of the juridical advantage of suing as plaintiffs in the Admiralty Court.

2004 Internat. Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 34 76 The suing of companies by minority shareholders is still relatively rare.

5. The action of making an appeal or plea; petition, entreaty, supplication. Also: an instance of this. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > earnest request or entreaty > beseeching or importuning

beseechinga1350

suit1372

beggingc1380

pursuita1393

supplicationa1393

cravingc1430

entreating1525

solicitation1533

entreatance1548

precation1548

suiting1560

soliciting1570

imploration1575

importuning1582

implore1590

suing1591

treating1595

exoration1610

implorement1611

imploring1611

suppliance?1611

importunement1665

solicitancy1665

beseechmenta1680

instancing1736

suppliancy1812

beg1814

clamouring1884

opportuning1972

1591 E. Spenser Prosopopoia in Complaints 896 Full little knowest thou that hast not tride, What hell it is, in suing long to bide.

1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales xiii. vii. 189 Great suings preuailed so much for Eprius Marcellus,..that some of the accusers were banished.

1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero (1742) II. vi. 151 When Milo offered to drop his suit for the Consulship..he answered, that he would not concern himself with any man's suing or desisting.

1821 Ld. Byron Marino Faliero (2nd issue) v. i. 147 Thy suing to these men were but the bleating Of the lamb to the butcher.

1849 A. H. Clough Poems & Prose Remains (1869) II. 187 This answer gave they still unto his suing, We know not, let us do as we are doing.

2008 A. Filreis Counter-revolution of Word iv. 93 The idiomatic sense of the phrase ‘the talks’ would seem to suggest political negotiation—the suing for peace.

Phrases

suing and labouring clause: a clause in a marine insurance contract permitting the insured to make reasonable efforts to prevent or minimize further losses resulting from an initial loss, without being liable for any costs incurred in doing so; = sue and labour clause at sue v. Phrases 3.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > insurance policy > clause, document, or part of policy

slip1816

suicide clause1826

suing and labouring clause1864

pink slip1901

cover letter1906

cover note1919

green card1955

satisfaction note1971

1864 Law Jrnl. Rep. 33 100/1 The plaintiff is entitled to recover the expenses mentioned in the case under the suing and labouring clause in the policy.

1899 R. G. Marsden Digest Cases Shipping 580 General average and salvage do not come within either the words or the object of the suing and labouring clause of a policy of marine assurance.

2005 R. Khurram Saving Acts in Law Marine Insurance (Ph.D. diss., Swansea Univ.) ii. 33 A voluntary salvor was not privy to the marine insurance contract entered into between the assured and the insurer and did not fall within the wording ‘factor, servant or assign’ in the suing and labouring clause to warrant recovery.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

suingadj.prep.

Brit.

/ˈsuːɪŋ/,

/ˈsjuːɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈsuɪŋ/

Forms: see sue v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sue v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < sue v. + -ing suffix². Compare suant adj.

A. adj.

†1. As a postmodifier. Following in time or order; next; to come. Also in after suing, next suing. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > succession or following in time > [adjective] > succeeding or subsequent

followingOE

afterOE

nextOE

suinga1325

suant1422

succedentc1450

after-comingc1454

secondary1471

subsequent1472

succeeding1561

supervenient1565

subsequent1568

consequent1581

proceeding1592

ensuing1604

subsecutive1611

sequenta1616

insequentc1620

postliminious1625

sequel1632

postnate1638

supervening1640

descending1642

forward1643

postventional1645

yondersa1650

succrescent1653

pedissequous1657

subsequential1657

assequent1659

post-nated1659

posthume1662

posterious1672

survenient1677

succedent1688

postliminous1714

first1746

sequelled1805

postliminary1826

thereafter1830

descensive1882

akoluthic1889

a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) v. 21 Þe plees..are ouȝt be atamed oþer bigunne of plee of þe day siwinde.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Gen. xxix. 30 He..settide the loue of the wijf suynge [a1450 Corpus Cambr. 147 later wijf] bifore the former.

a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail lii. l. 971 Þat with-Inne two dayes Aftyr Sewynge he browhte hem Alle to Cristenynge.

?a1500 (a1471) Brut (Lyell) in J. S. Davies Eng. Chron. (1856) 50 The presence of bothe kyngis moste nedis be had, what for settyng to of thair selis, what for the mariage sewyng.

c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. xli/2 From the day of makyng herof vnto the feste of M. next Suyng.

†2. Appropriate; worthy; (also) even, uniform. Obsolete.In quot. a1425 with complement: appropriate to, in accord with.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective]

oneOE

consimilec1400

suinga1425

even?c1425

agreeable1512

uniform1540

consemblable?1541

suant1547

constantc1550

just?1556

similar1563

similary1564

unvaried1570

uniformal1574

consimilar1577

homogeneana1601

homogeneal1603

homogene1607

invariable1607

of a piece1607

undistinguisheda1616

univocal1615

immutable1621

uniformable1632

solemn1639

homogeneous1646

consistent1651

pariformal1651

self-consistent1651

congeniousa1656

level1655

undiversificated1659

equal1663

of one make1674

invarieda1676

congenerous1683

undiversified1684

equable1693

solid1699

consisting1700

tranquil1794

unbranching1826

horizontal1842

sole1845

self-similar1847

homoeomeric1865

equiformal1883

monochrome1970

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitting or proper

methelyeOE

ylikeeOE

fairOE

i-meteOE

rightOE

becomelyc1175

proper?c1225

featc1325

conablea1340

rightful1340

worthyc1350

pursuanda1375

covenable1382

dignec1385

convenablec1386

thriftyc1386

sittingc1390

comenablea1400

gainlya1400

meeta1400

wortha1400

convenientc1400

meetlya1425

suinga1425

fitc1440

tallc1440

worthyc1450

good1477

dueful?a1527

beseeminga1530

fitting1535

straighta1538

decent1539

answerable1542

becoming1565

condecent1575

becomed1599

respective1605

befittinga1612

comely1617

decorous1664

shape-like1672

beseemly1737

farrantly?1748

fitly1840

in order1850

a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 76 (MED) It is beter and more suynge þis gospel, to seie þat Joon grauntiþ him not worþi to loose þe ordre of Crist.

1442 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Jan. 1442 §31. m. 3 That every pece of worsted be suyng þurghoute þe clothe.

a1450 ( G. Chaucer Bk. Duchess (Tanner 346) (1871) l. 959 I knewe on her non othyr lak That all her lymes ne pur swynge [c1450 Fairf. 16 sywynge].

c1475 (a1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 312 (MED) Noon..kan proue þat þis sentence..is fals..but trewe & sewynge of bileue.

3. Chiefly poetic and literary. That makes an appeal or entreaty; pleading, supplicating. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] > requesting or petitioning

askingOE

petitor1453

supplicatoryc1475

suppliant1550

entreating1566

placitatory1569

petitory1576

supplicant1577

suing1581

pleading1594

entreatful1596

conjuring1597

entreative1598

supplicative1601

petitionary1604

precatory1610

supplicating1612

petitioning1615

postulatorya1631

eucticala1638

obsecratory1645

placitory1651

imploring1655

precative1662

beseeching1704

obsecrationary1829

imploratory1832

suppliant-like1837

solicitive1865

solicitant1886

1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades vi. 109 Meaning by force to rauish me, when as preuailed not His fawning toyes and sewing tales.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney in Sir P. Sidney & Countess of Pembroke tr. Psalms (1963) xxviii. 60 To thy self those wordes apply, Which from suing voice do fly.

a1704 T. Brown Satyr against Woman in Wks. (1707) I. i. 84 Fools of all sorts with Pleasure they admit, While they palm Virtue on the sueing Wit.

1916 Smart Set Nov. 159/1 She was apologizing to me for her innocence! But, oh, your mother didn't tell you very much, I thought, as I looked into those gently suing eyes.

4. That is suing a person or organization; that has brought a lawsuit; litigating.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [adjective] > engaged in litigation > suing or bringing action

complainant1495

pursuant1542

pursuivant1583

suing1622

proponenta1677

1622 S. Cottesford Very Soueraigne Oyle 36 The greatest part of that worth of that which is sued for, is come already into the Lawyers Coffers, a little perhaps remaining behind for the suing party himselfe.

1816 Times 11 Nov. In order to make Jeremy the ostensible suing party in the cause.

1883 Daily News 3 July 2/3 His Honour appointed Mr. H. L...as receiver of the estate, and restrained two suing creditors.

1998 Nature 12 Nov. 99/2 The ruling..has been greeted enthusiastically by the suing authors and their attorneys.

†B. prep.

After, following (in time). Cf. following prep. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) v. l. 280 Milo..slouh hymsy[l]ff suyng the tuelfte day.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	suing
释义	suingn. Brit. /ˈsuːɪŋ/, /ˈsjuːɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsuɪŋ/ Forms: see sue v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sue v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < sue v. + -ing suffix¹. †1. a. The action or fact of being a follower, adherent, or disciple; the action of following the course of someone or something. Also: the carrying out of a course of action. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > continuing > following up, through, or prosecution > [noun] suinga1325 prosecution1545 conveyance1572 through-handlinga1586 carriage1589 pursuita1631 throughing1638 pursuance1642 persecution1647 transaction1655 pursual1878 follow-up1904 follow-through1918 a1325 (c1280) Southern Passion (Pepys 2344) (1927) l. 2286 Ihesus bad seint Peter sywe him..Þat was in a manere of deþ..Of such sywynge he spak to him, ak he ne vnderstod nouȝt so. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) l. 10323 & to sywi þis mansinge..We asigneþ þe bissop of winchestre þer to..[and] Of roucetre & of salesburi þe siwinge to do. a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 375 (MED) Bileve techiþ trewe men þat þis Chirche goiþ, not bi kyn, but bi manere of suynge of Crist in perfit weie of vertues. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 483 Suwynge, of [perhaps read or] folowynge of steppys. a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) (1988) 118 It is nedful to be war þat þe scheltrun of þe oost ne be noȝt broke ne departid þoruȝ slow suynge of the foloweres. b. A way or method of hunting. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) xxx. 95 He muste loke þat he take not þe longe of þe wayes, for it is þe werste sewynge þat is. †2. of suing: uniformly, equally. Cf. suing adj. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > [noun] greatness1381 measurea1382 quantitya1387 muchnessa1398 sizea1400 largec1400 micklec1400 moisonc1400 of suingc1400 bignessc1475 assize1481 proportions1481 bodya1500 dimension1529 measuring1529 wideness1535 bind1551 corporance1570 magnitude1570 mickledom1596 amplitude1599 breadth1609 extendure1613 extension1614 extent1623 extensure1631 dimense1632 dimensity1655 bulkiness1674 bulksomeness1674 admeasurement1754 calliper1819 acreage1846 c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xix. l. 63 Men may seo on an appul-treo meny tyme and ofte, Of o kynne apples aren nat yliche grete, Ne of sywynge [emended in ed. to sewynge] smale ne of [o] swetnesse swete. †3. Succession in time or order; the fact of coming next. by suing: as a result, consequently. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > effect, result, or consequence > consequently or as a result [phrase] unto so micklec1390 per consequencec1395 by suing?a1425 by consequent1489 by relation1565 of consequence1573 by consequence1581 occasion1634 in suit ofa1652 in consequence of1683 owing to1744 in consequence1775 in the wake of1866 the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > succession or following in time > [noun] ordera1382 successionc1405 suing?a1425 succeedingc1460 success1546 consequency1548 ensuing1561 consequence1597 sequence1597 pursuit1605 subsequence1610 descent1613 successorship1627 consecution1651 seriation1658 successivenessa1676 successivity1866 diadoche1884 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 9 (MED) Þe neruous cordes þer be naked & apperyng fro þe flesh, Of which þe puncture is generatif of spasme &, bi sewing, inductiue of deþ. Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 483 Svynge, or folwynge a sundry tymys [1499 Pynson suynge of tyme], successus. 4. The action of bringing a lawsuit; litigation, legal action. Also: application for a writ or other legal process, esp. in suing out (also forth); cf. sue v. 10b.With quots. 1607, 1844 cf. to sue and be sued at sue v. Phrases 2. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > process, writ, warrant, or order > [noun] > writ > seeking to obtain writ suing1440 suit1445 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [noun] > litigation or going to law pleadingc1275 suita1325 suing1440 persecution1466 processing1478 lawingc1485 prosecution1590 litigation1661 soliciting1709 impleading1878 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 485 Sute, or suynge yn maters and cawsys, prosecucio. 1474–5 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1472 3rd Roll §4. m. 36 As yf the said acte or actes had never been made ayenst the same John, withoute suyng of theym or any of theym oute of your handes, by petition, [etc.]. 1563 2nd Tome Homelyes Rogation Week iv Saint Paule blamed the Corinthians, for suche contentious suyng amonge them selues. 1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Aaa4/1, at Parson He..representeth the church, and susteineth the person thereof, as well in siewing, as being siewed in any action. 1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia i. xvi. 97 To be at the charge of suing foorth of their pardons. 1668 Ormonde MSS in 10th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS (1885) App. v. 78 Your order for the sueing of the said John Baxter. 1844 Act 7 & 8 Victoria c. 113 §47 Every Company [of Bankers] of more than Six Persons..shall have the same Powers and Privileges of suing and being sued in the Name of any one of the public Officers of such Copartnership. 1895 Kentucky Law Reporter 16 587 Damages growing out of the willful suing out of the attachment against him. 1983 Weekly Law Rep. 22 July 884 By the grant of a stay the plaintiffs would be deprived of the juridical advantage of suing as plaintiffs in the Admiralty Court. 2004 Internat. Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 34 76 The suing of companies by minority shareholders is still relatively rare. 5. The action of making an appeal or plea; petition, entreaty, supplication. Also: an instance of this. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [noun] > earnest request or entreaty > beseeching or importuning beseechinga1350 suit1372 beggingc1380 pursuita1393 supplicationa1393 cravingc1430 entreating1525 solicitation1533 entreatance1548 precation1548 suiting1560 soliciting1570 imploration1575 importuning1582 implore1590 suing1591 treating1595 exoration1610 implorement1611 imploring1611 suppliance?1611 importunement1665 solicitancy1665 beseechmenta1680 instancing1736 suppliancy1812 beg1814 clamouring1884 opportuning1972 1591 E. Spenser Prosopopoia in Complaints 896 Full little knowest thou that hast not tride, What hell it is, in suing long to bide. 1598 R. Grenewey tr. Tacitus Annales xiii. vii. 189 Great suings preuailed so much for Eprius Marcellus,..that some of the accusers were banished. 1741 C. Middleton Hist. Life Cicero (1742) II. vi. 151 When Milo offered to drop his suit for the Consulship..he answered, that he would not concern himself with any man's suing or desisting. 1821 Ld. Byron Marino Faliero (2nd issue) v. i. 147 Thy suing to these men were but the bleating Of the lamb to the butcher. 1849 A. H. Clough Poems & Prose Remains (1869) II. 187 This answer gave they still unto his suing, We know not, let us do as we are doing. 2008 A. Filreis Counter-revolution of Word iv. 93 The idiomatic sense of the phrase ‘the talks’ would seem to suggest political negotiation—the suing for peace. Phrases suing and labouring clause: a clause in a marine insurance contract permitting the insured to make reasonable efforts to prevent or minimize further losses resulting from an initial loss, without being liable for any costs incurred in doing so; = sue and labour clause at sue v. Phrases 3. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [noun] > insurance policy > clause, document, or part of policy slip1816 suicide clause1826 suing and labouring clause1864 pink slip1901 cover letter1906 cover note1919 green card1955 satisfaction note1971 1864 Law Jrnl. Rep. 33 100/1 The plaintiff is entitled to recover the expenses mentioned in the case under the suing and labouring clause in the policy. 1899 R. G. Marsden Digest Cases Shipping 580 General average and salvage do not come within either the words or the object of the suing and labouring clause of a policy of marine assurance. 2005 R. Khurram Saving Acts in Law Marine Insurance (Ph.D. diss., Swansea Univ.) ii. 33 A voluntary salvor was not privy to the marine insurance contract entered into between the assured and the insurer and did not fall within the wording ‘factor, servant or assign’ in the suing and labouring clause to warrant recovery. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). suingadj.prep. Brit. /ˈsuːɪŋ/, /ˈsjuːɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsuɪŋ/ Forms: see sue v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sue v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < sue v. + -ing suffix². Compare suant adj. A. adj. †1. As a postmodifier. Following in time or order; next; to come. Also in after suing, next suing. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > succession or following in time > [adjective] > succeeding or subsequent followingOE afterOE nextOE suinga1325 suant1422 succedentc1450 after-comingc1454 secondary1471 subsequent1472 succeeding1561 supervenient1565 subsequent1568 consequent1581 proceeding1592 ensuing1604 subsecutive1611 sequenta1616 insequentc1620 postliminious1625 sequel1632 postnate1638 supervening1640 descending1642 forward1643 postventional1645 yondersa1650 succrescent1653 pedissequous1657 subsequential1657 assequent1659 post-nated1659 posthume1662 posterious1672 survenient1677 succedent1688 postliminous1714 first1746 sequelled1805 postliminary1826 thereafter1830 descensive1882 akoluthic1889 a1325 Statutes of Realm (2011) v. 21 Þe plees..are ouȝt be atamed oþer bigunne of plee of þe day siwinde. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Gen. xxix. 30 He..settide the loue of the wijf suynge [a1450 Corpus Cambr. 147 later wijf] bifore the former. a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Hist. Holy Grail lii. l. 971 Þat with-Inne two dayes Aftyr Sewynge he browhte hem Alle to Cristenynge. ?a1500 (a1471) Brut (Lyell) in J. S. Davies Eng. Chron. (1856) 50 The presence of bothe kyngis moste nedis be had, what for settyng to of thair selis, what for the mariage sewyng. c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. xli/2 From the day of makyng herof vnto the feste of M. next Suyng. †2. Appropriate; worthy; (also) even, uniform. Obsolete.In quot. a1425 with complement: appropriate to, in accord with. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > uniformity > [adjective] oneOE consimilec1400 suinga1425 even?c1425 agreeable1512 uniform1540 consemblable?1541 suant1547 constantc1550 just?1556 similar1563 similary1564 unvaried1570 uniformal1574 consimilar1577 homogeneana1601 homogeneal1603 homogene1607 invariable1607 of a piece1607 undistinguisheda1616 univocal1615 immutable1621 uniformable1632 solemn1639 homogeneous1646 consistent1651 pariformal1651 self-consistent1651 congeniousa1656 level1655 undiversificated1659 equal1663 of one make1674 invarieda1676 congenerous1683 undiversified1684 equable1693 solid1699 consisting1700 tranquil1794 unbranching1826 horizontal1842 sole1845 self-similar1847 homoeomeric1865 equiformal1883 monochrome1970 the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitting or proper methelyeOE ylikeeOE fairOE i-meteOE rightOE becomelyc1175 proper?c1225 featc1325 conablea1340 rightful1340 worthyc1350 pursuanda1375 covenable1382 dignec1385 convenablec1386 thriftyc1386 sittingc1390 comenablea1400 gainlya1400 meeta1400 wortha1400 convenientc1400 meetlya1425 suinga1425 fitc1440 tallc1440 worthyc1450 good1477 dueful?a1527 beseeminga1530 fitting1535 straighta1538 decent1539 answerable1542 becoming1565 condecent1575 becomed1599 respective1605 befittinga1612 comely1617 decorous1664 shape-like1672 beseemly1737 farrantly?1748 fitly1840 in order1850 a1425 J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1869) I. 76 (MED) It is beter and more suynge þis gospel, to seie þat Joon grauntiþ him not worþi to loose þe ordre of Crist. 1442 Rolls of Parl.: Henry VI (Electronic ed.) Parl. Jan. 1442 §31. m. 3 That every pece of worsted be suyng þurghoute þe clothe. a1450 ( G. Chaucer Bk. Duchess (Tanner 346) (1871) l. 959 I knewe on her non othyr lak That all her lymes ne pur swynge [c1450 Fairf. 16 sywynge]. c1475 (a1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 312 (MED) Noon..kan proue þat þis sentence..is fals..but trewe & sewynge of bileue. 3. Chiefly poetic and literary. That makes an appeal or entreaty; pleading, supplicating. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > [adjective] > requesting or petitioning askingOE petitor1453 supplicatoryc1475 suppliant1550 entreating1566 placitatory1569 petitory1576 supplicant1577 suing1581 pleading1594 entreatful1596 conjuring1597 entreative1598 supplicative1601 petitionary1604 precatory1610 supplicating1612 petitioning1615 postulatorya1631 eucticala1638 obsecratory1645 placitory1651 imploring1655 precative1662 beseeching1704 obsecrationary1829 imploratory1832 suppliant-like1837 solicitive1865 solicitant1886 1581 A. Hall tr. Homer 10 Bks. Iliades vi. 109 Meaning by force to rauish me, when as preuailed not His fawning toyes and sewing tales. a1586 Sir P. Sidney in Sir P. Sidney & Countess of Pembroke tr. Psalms (1963) xxviii. 60 To thy self those wordes apply, Which from suing voice do fly. a1704 T. Brown Satyr against Woman in Wks. (1707) I. i. 84 Fools of all sorts with Pleasure they admit, While they palm Virtue on the sueing Wit. 1916 Smart Set Nov. 159/1 She was apologizing to me for her innocence! But, oh, your mother didn't tell you very much, I thought, as I looked into those gently suing eyes. 4. That is suing a person or organization; that has brought a lawsuit; litigating. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [adjective] > engaged in litigation > suing or bringing action complainant1495 pursuant1542 pursuivant1583 suing1622 proponenta1677 1622 S. Cottesford Very Soueraigne Oyle 36 The greatest part of that worth of that which is sued for, is come already into the Lawyers Coffers, a little perhaps remaining behind for the suing party himselfe. 1816 Times 11 Nov. In order to make Jeremy the ostensible suing party in the cause. 1883 Daily News 3 July 2/3 His Honour appointed Mr. H. L...as receiver of the estate, and restrained two suing creditors. 1998 Nature 12 Nov. 99/2 The ruling..has been greeted enthusiastically by the suing authors and their attorneys. †B. prep. After, following (in time). Cf. following prep. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) v. l. 280 Milo..slouh hymsy[l]ff suyng the tuelfte day. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1325adj.prep.a1325
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