| 单词 | to marry a title |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto marry a title d. A person holding a title indicating high social class or rank; a titled person. Chiefly in to marry a title. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [noun] > person of proudOE higha1200 estate1399 honourablea1450 statec1449 dignitya1525 high and mighty1576 palasinc1580 titular1605 sublimity1610 dignitary1672 person of condition1673 figure1692 title1817 titulary1824 Hon.1836 high-up1882 high-ranker1899 1817 Ladies' Monthly Museum Dec. 313 Many a one with a worse face has married a title. 1839 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz (new ed.) 289 Miss Teresa went to bed, considering whether, in the event of her marrying a title, she could conscientiously encourage the visits of her present associates. 1900 W. D. Howells in Scribner's Mag. Sept. 375/2 He [sc. Lowell] was sorry that he could not have me meet some titles who..found pleasure in my books. 1968 J. Didion Slouching towards Bethlehem iii. 185 That daughter went abroad and married a title, and when she brought the title home to live on the ranch, her father built them a vast house. 2014 M. McPhee Gentleman Rogue 256 He would have married a title. Achieved the influence and acceptance he needed to drive his charities forward. < as lemmas |
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