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单词 redesman
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Definition of redesman in English:

redesman

noun ˈriːdzmən
historical, archaic
  • A counsellor, an adviser; †a steward (obsolete).

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in Restoration of Sandwich to Christ Church. From the genitive of rede + man, perhaps after early Scandinavian; compare Old Icelandic ráðsmaðr, Old Danish radsmand (Danish (now rare) rådsmand, †raadsmand), Old Swedish rads man (Swedish (now arch. or hist.) rådsman), all in senses ‘counsellor, adviser’, in Swedish also ‘member of a council’. Compare also Old Frisian rēdesmann counsellor, adviser, advocate, Middle Dutch raetsman (Dutch raadsman), German Ratsmann, both in sense ‘counsellor, adviser, member of a council’, Middle Low German rēdesman advocate. Compare also (with the first element uninflected) Middle Dutch raetman counsellor, adviser, member of a council, Middle Low German rēdeman advocate, Middle High German rātman counsellor, adviser, Old Icelandic ráðmaðr counsellor, adviser, Old Danish rathmen (plural noun) member of a council (Danish rådmand, †raadmand), Swedish (now arch. or hist.) rådman member of a council; also early Middle English readmen, plural.

Definition of redesman in US English:

redesman

nounˈriːdzmən
historical, archaic
  • A counsellor, an adviser; †a steward (obsolete).

Origin

Old English; earliest use found in Restoration of Sandwich to Christ Church. From the genitive of rede + man, perhaps after early Scandinavian; compare Old Icelandic ráðsmaðr, Old Danish radsmand (Danish (now rare) rådsmand, † raadsmand), Old Swedish rads man (Swedish (now arch. or hist.) rådsman), all in senses ‘counsellor, adviser’, in Swedish also ‘member of a council’. Compare also Old Frisian rēdesmann counsellor, adviser, advocate, Middle Dutch raetsman (Dutch raadsman), German Ratsmann, both in sense ‘counsellor, adviser, member of a council’, Middle Low German rēdesman advocate. Compare also (with the first element uninflected) Middle Dutch raetman counsellor, adviser, member of a council, Middle Low German rēdeman advocate, Middle High German rātman counsellor, adviser, Old Icelandic ráðmaðr counsellor, adviser, Old Danish rathmen (plural noun) member of a council (Danish rådmand, † raadmand), Swedish (now arch. or hist.) rådman member of a council; also early Middle English readmen, plural.

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