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单词 to beg for a fool or idiot
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to beg (any one) for a fool or idiot
a. to beg a person: to petition the Court of Wards (established by Henry VIII, and suppressed under Charles II) for the custody of a minor, an heiress, or a feeble-minded person, as feudal superior or as having interest in the matter; hence also (figurative) to beg (any one) for a fool or idiot: to take him for, set him down as, a fool. Obsolete.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > hold in contempt [verb (transitive)] > as a fool
to beg (any one) for a fool or idiot1587
society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > carry on or institute (an action) [verb (transitive)] > petition for custody
to beg a person1587
1587 D. Fenner Def. Godlie Ministers sig. Hii Then would you haue proued vs asses, not begged vs..for innocents.
1589 ‘M. Marprelate’ Hay any Worke for Cooper 71 It is time to begg the for a swagg.
1596 J. Harington New Disc. Aiax sig. E2v He prooued a wiser man by muche, then hee that begged him.
1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) iii. i. 81 He may be begd for an ideot.
1636 W. Davenant Witts v. sig. K3 I feare you will Be begg'd at Court, unlesse you come off thus.
1639 J. Mayne Citye Match ii. vi And that a great man Did mean to beg you for—his daughter.
1696 E. Stillingfleet 12 Serm. ii. 59 That we may not therefore seem to beg all wicked men for fools.
1736 Ld. Hervey Mem. II. 143 Moyle either deserved to be..begged for a fool, or hanged for a knave.
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