unpreferredadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnprᵻˈfəːd/, U.S.

/ˌənpriˈfərd/,

/ˌənprəˈfərd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and preferred adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, preferred adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + preferred adj.

1. Not advanced or promoted (to a particular position or status); spec. not advanced by marriage (cf. prefer v. 1d). Now historical and rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > obscurity or ingloriousness > [adjective] > not preferred or promoted

unpromoted1482

unpreferred1484

1484 Rolls of Parl.: Richard III (Electronic ed.) Parl. Jan. 1484 §18. m. 16 Mony worshipfull men..were compelled..to lyff in greate penurie.., their dettes unpaied and their childeryn unpreferred.

1564 N. Haward tr. Eutropius Briefe Chron. x. sig. S.i He..would not see them vnpreferred to honoures.

1572 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories N. Counties Eng. (1835) I. 370 I will y^t Alice my wyf &..my doughters being vnmarried & vnpreferred shall haue their full portions of my goods.

1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster North-ward Hoe iv. sig. E2^v A poore vnpreferd scholler.

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ix. 179 Of which order fourteen only could be found..which were unmarried, unpreferred to Cures.

1717 N. Marshall Def. of Constit. in Church & State 24 They are restrained from the Exercise of any Office in the Church, as all (other) unpreferred Clergy-Men are.

1799 Def. Gilbert Wakefield 55 I stand alone,..unpreferred, unpatronised, unpensioned, unregarded, amidst my contemporaries, whom I see risen and rising round me daily to the highest situations.

1857 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity (ed. 2) V. xii. viii. 329/1 The later biographies in Baluzius, which, perhaps written by some of the unpreferred clergy or monks, carefully record all the other charges.

1991 M. Hicks Richard III & his Rivals x. 199 Debts might be unpaid,..dependants unsupported, children unpreferred.

2. Not regarded with preference; not favoured in preference to another.

ΚΠ

1830 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 1 Jan. The members of that house..should bestride the land..ungladdened by a beam of popular approbation—and unpreferred to the most indifferent opponent.

1872 3rd Ann. Rep. Board Railroad Commissioners (Mass.) p. cclxx If a preferred train is delayed, and it is desired to bring an unpreferred train towards it [etc.].

1920 Proc. High School Conf. 1919 (Univ. Illinois) 207 Words that are often pronounced with wrong or unpreferred vowel sounds.

1950 W. E. Deming Some Theory Sampling (1966) i. 16 There are preferred and unpreferred ways of hiring, training, and supervising the field- and office-workers.

2009 D. Ghanim Gender & Violence in Middle East ii. v. 69 Discriminatory cultural practices..degrade and devalue the unpreferred sex.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpreferred
释义	unpreferredadj. Brit. /ˌʌnprᵻˈfəːd/, U.S. /ˌənpriˈfərd/, /ˌənprəˈfərd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and preferred adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, preferred adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + preferred adj. 1. Not advanced or promoted (to a particular position or status); spec. not advanced by marriage (cf. prefer v. 1d). Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > obscurity or ingloriousness > [adjective] > not preferred or promoted unpromoted1482 unpreferred1484 1484 Rolls of Parl.: Richard III (Electronic ed.) Parl. Jan. 1484 §18. m. 16 Mony worshipfull men..were compelled..to lyff in greate penurie.., their dettes unpaied and their childeryn unpreferred. 1564 N. Haward tr. Eutropius Briefe Chron. x. sig. S.i He..would not see them vnpreferred to honoures. 1572 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories N. Counties Eng. (1835) I. 370 I will y^t Alice my wyf &..my doughters being vnmarried & vnpreferred shall haue their full portions of my goods. 1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster North-ward Hoe iv. sig. E2^v A poore vnpreferd scholler. 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. ix. 179 Of which order fourteen only could be found..which were unmarried, unpreferred to Cures. 1717 N. Marshall Def. of Constit. in Church & State 24 They are restrained from the Exercise of any Office in the Church, as all (other) unpreferred Clergy-Men are. 1799 Def. Gilbert Wakefield 55 I stand alone,..unpreferred, unpatronised, unpensioned, unregarded, amidst my contemporaries, whom I see risen and rising round me daily to the highest situations. 1857 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity (ed. 2) V. xii. viii. 329/1 The later biographies in Baluzius, which, perhaps written by some of the unpreferred clergy or monks, carefully record all the other charges. 1991 M. Hicks Richard III & his Rivals x. 199 Debts might be unpaid,..dependants unsupported, children unpreferred. 2. Not regarded with preference; not favoured in preference to another. ΚΠ 1830 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 1 Jan. The members of that house..should bestride the land..ungladdened by a beam of popular approbation—and unpreferred to the most indifferent opponent. 1872 3rd Ann. Rep. Board Railroad Commissioners (Mass.) p. cclxx If a preferred train is delayed, and it is desired to bring an unpreferred train towards it [etc.]. 1920 Proc. High School Conf. 1919 (Univ. Illinois) 207 Words that are often pronounced with wrong or unpreferred vowel sounds. 1950 W. E. Deming Some Theory Sampling (1966) i. 16 There are preferred and unpreferred ways of hiring, training, and supervising the field- and office-workers. 2009 D. Ghanim Gender & Violence in Middle East ii. v. 69 Discriminatory cultural practices..degrade and devalue the unpreferred sex. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1484
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