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countenance
English
Alternative forms
- countenaunce (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English contenaunce, countenaunce, from Anglo-Norman countenance and Old French contenance, from the present participle of contenir, or from Late Latin continentia, and therefore a doublet of continence.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?ka?n.t?.n?ns/, /?ka?n.t?n.?ns/, /?ka?nt.n?ns/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): [k??æ??.???.n?ns]
Noun
countenance (countable and uncountable, plural countenances)
- Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face.
- , Genesis 4:5
- But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
- , Genesis 4:5
- Favour; support; encouragement.
- September 8, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon
- This is the magistrate's peculiar province, to give countenance to piety and virtue, and to rebuke vice.
- September 8, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon
- (obsolete) Superficial appearance; show; pretense.
- c. 1570, Roger Ascham, The Scholemaster
- The election being done, he made countenance of great discontent thereat.
- c. 1570, Roger Ascham, The Scholemaster
- Calm facial expression, composure, self-control.
Synonyms
- see also Thesaurus:countenance
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
countenance (third-person singular simple present countenances, present participle countenancing, simple past and past participle countenanced)
- (transitive) To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something.
- The cruel punishment was countenanced by the government, although it was not officially legal.
- 1937, Willa Muir and Edwin Muir (translators), The Trial, (Der Prozess 1925, Franz Kafka), Vintage Books (London), pg. 99
- For the Defence was not actually countenanced by the Law, but only tolerated, and there were differences of opinion even on that point, whether the Law could be interpreted to admit such tolerances at all.
Synonyms
- (tolerate, support): approve, sanction, support, tolerate
Translations
References
- countenance in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- countenance in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Old French
Alternative forms
- contenance
- contennaunce
- continance
Etymology
From contenant, the present participle of contenir, with the suffix -ance, corresponding to Late Latin continentia. See also continence.
Noun
countenance f (oblique plural countenances, nominative singular countenance, nominative plural countenances)
- (Anglo-Norman) appearance; countenance
- e moustre par contenance q'il ad honte de ceo q'il ad fet
- And he showed by his appearance that he was ashamed of what he had done.
- e moustre par contenance q'il ad honte de ceo q'il ad fet
Related terms
- contenant
- contenir
Descendants
- English: countenance
- French: contenance
References
- contenance on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
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mandate
English
Etymology
Noun is borrowed from Latin mand?tum (“a charge, order, command, commission, injunction”), neut of. mand?tus, past participle of mand?re (“to commit to one's charge, order, command, commission, literally to put into one's hands”), from manus (“hand”) + dare (“to put”). Compare command, commend, demand, remand.
The verb is from the noun.
Pronunciation
- Noun
- IPA(key): /?mæn.de?t/
- Verb
- IPA(key): /?mæn.de?t/, /mæn?de?t/
Noun
mandate (plural mandates)
- (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.
- (politics) The authority to do something, as granted to a politician by the electorate.
- 2002, Leroy G. Dorsey, The Presidency and Rhetorical Leadership, Texas A&M University Press (?ISBN), page 30
- John Tyler and James K. Polk both regarded the election results as a mandate for the annexation of Texas.
- 2002, Leroy G. Dorsey, The Presidency and Rhetorical Leadership, Texas A&M University Press (?ISBN), page 30
- A papal rescript.
- (Canada) A period during which a government is in power.
Translations
Verb
mandate (third-person singular simple present mandates, present participle mandating, simple past and past participle mandated)
- to authorize
- to make mandatory
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- mandate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- mandate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Pronunciation
- Homophones: mandatent, mandates
Verb
mandate
- first-person singular present indicative of mandater
- third-person singular present indicative of mandater
- first-person singular present subjunctive of mandater
- second-person singular imperative of mandater
Italian
Noun
mandate f
- plural of mandata
Verb
mandate
- second-person plural present of mandare
- second-person plural imperative of mandare
- feminine plural past participle of mandare
Anagrams
- damante
Latin
Participle
mand?te
- vocative masculine singular of mand?tus
Spanish
Verb
mandate
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of mandatar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of mandatar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of mandatar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of mandatar.
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