† tres-prefix

/trɛ/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French très.

Etymology: < French très (adverb) very (c1050 in Old French) < classical Latin trāns beyond (see trans- prefix).

1. < French très /trɛ/ adv. ‘very’: formerly in occasional English use prefixed to adjectives, properly French (or identical in form with French).

treschristien adj. [ < Middle French treschrestien (1534 or earlier; French très-chrétien ) < très tres- prefix + chrétien Christian adj.]

ΚΠ

1572 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xxxviii. 19 Thy style was Treschristien, maist Cristen King.

tresgrand adj. (very great) [ < French trèsgrand (1542 in Middle French as tresgrand, 1495 as tresgrant , or earlier) < très tres- prefix + grand grand adj.; compare Anglo-Norman tresgrant (13th cent.).]

ΚΠ

1604 H. Broughton Aduert. Corrupt. Handling Relig. sig. N4^v The trespas is doubtles tresgrand.

tresnoble adj. [ < Middle French tresnoble (1544 or earlier; 15th cent. in Anglo-Norman; French trèsnoble) < très tres- prefix + noble noble adj.]

ΚΠ

1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 977/1 Of this tresnoble and trespuissant monarch, I find these few verses.

trespuissant adj. [ < French trèspuissant (15th cent. in Middle French as trespuissant, or earlier; 14th cent. in Anglo-Norman) < très tres- prefix + puissant puissant adj.]

tres-royal adj. [ < French trèsroyal (1507 in Middle French as tresroyal, or earlier) < très tres- prefix + royal royal adj.]

ΚΠ

1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 57 Tres-Royall Sir, I once againe beseech you.

2. sometimes to English adjectives. Cf. tres-splendent adj.

tres-sacred adj. [Compare Anglo-Norman tresacré (13th cent.).]

ΚΠ

1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 49 The same tres-sacred bodie..was both dead and buried.

3. Hence rarely in derived noun.

trespuissance n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > [noun] > great or supreme power

majestyc1375

power of life and death1553

universality1565

potentacy1576

trespuissance1587

superpower1849

magnipotence1854

1587 R. Holinshed et al. Hist. Eng. (new ed.) vii. xiij. 181/1 (heading) in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I The trespuissance of Cnute, the amplenesse of his dominions.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	tres-
释义	† tres-prefix /trɛ/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French très. Etymology: < French très (adverb) very (c1050 in Old French) < classical Latin trāns beyond (see trans- prefix). 1. < French très /trɛ/ adv. ‘very’: formerly in occasional English use prefixed to adjectives, properly French (or identical in form with French). treschristien adj. [ < Middle French treschrestien (1534 or earlier; French très-chrétien ) < très tres- prefix + chrétien Christian adj.] ΚΠ 1572 in J. Cranstoun Satirical Poems Reformation (1891) I. xxxviii. 19 Thy style was Treschristien, maist Cristen King. tresgrand adj. (very great) [ < French trèsgrand (1542 in Middle French as tresgrand, 1495 as tresgrant , or earlier) < très tres- prefix + grand grand adj.; compare Anglo-Norman tresgrant (13th cent.).] ΚΠ 1604 H. Broughton Aduert. Corrupt. Handling Relig. sig. N4^v The trespas is doubtles tresgrand. tresnoble adj. [ < Middle French tresnoble (1544 or earlier; 15th cent. in Anglo-Norman; French trèsnoble) < très tres- prefix + noble noble adj.] ΚΠ 1587 A. Fleming et al. Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) III. 977/1 Of this tresnoble and trespuissant monarch, I find these few verses. trespuissant adj. [ < French trèspuissant (15th cent. in Middle French as trespuissant, or earlier; 14th cent. in Anglo-Norman) < très tres- prefix + puissant puissant adj.] tres-royal adj. [ < French trèsroyal (1507 in Middle French as tresroyal, or earlier) < très tres- prefix + royal royal adj.] ΚΠ 1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 57 Tres-Royall Sir, I once againe beseech you. 2. sometimes to English adjectives. Cf. tres-splendent adj. tres-sacred adj. [Compare Anglo-Norman tresacré (13th cent.).] ΚΠ 1602 W. Watson Decacordon Ten Quodlibeticall Questions 49 The same tres-sacred bodie..was both dead and buried. 3. Hence rarely in derived noun. trespuissance n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > [noun] > great or supreme power majestyc1375 power of life and death1553 universality1565 potentacy1576 trespuissance1587 superpower1849 magnipotence1854 1587 R. Holinshed et al. Hist. Eng. (new ed.) vii. xiij. 181/1 (heading) in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I The trespuissance of Cnute, the amplenesse of his dominions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < prefix1572
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