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What did the word "leisure" mean in the name of a Cornish tinmine. It has not been possible for me to find any definition of this term other than in connection with "free time" and suchlike. What could it have signified at the end of the eighteenth century?
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What did the word "leisure" mean in the name of a Cornish tinmine. It has not been possible for me to find any definition of this term other than in connection with "free time" and suchlike. What could it have signified at the end of the eighteenth century?
england
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Is there a certain quotation you are trying to interpret? Including it here would help.
– Brian Z
Apr 1 at 13:45
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As already mentioned, the term was used in the business name of a Cornish tin mine. Pieter Geerkens has now explained the usage, but thank you!
– Malcolm Norman
Apr 1 at 13:49
1
I don't personally consider this off-topic here. I know ELU sometimes fields historical usage questions, but they are really much better with contemporary usage. However, I'll look into migration if its what the author wants. Is it?
– T.E.D.♦
Apr 1 at 13:53
@BrianZ odds are asker has been reading/watching Poldark.
– AllInOne
Apr 1 at 17:46
@AllInOne: Yes indeed. That is evident from inspecting the edit history back to the original pair of questions that have now been separated.
– Pieter Geerkens
Apr 1 at 20:27
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What did the word "leisure" mean in the name of a Cornish tinmine. It has not been possible for me to find any definition of this term other than in connection with "free time" and suchlike. What could it have signified at the end of the eighteenth century?
england
edited Apr 1 at 13:53
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What did the word "leisure" mean in the name of a Cornish tinmine. It has not been possible for me to find any definition of this term other than in connection with "free time" and suchlike. What could it have signified at the end of the eighteenth century?
england
england
edited Apr 1 at 13:53
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asked Apr 1 at 12:34
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edited Apr 1 at 13:53
Mark C. Wallace♦
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5
Is there a certain quotation you are trying to interpret? Including it here would help.
– Brian Z
Apr 1 at 13:45
3
As already mentioned, the term was used in the business name of a Cornish tin mine. Pieter Geerkens has now explained the usage, but thank you!
– Malcolm Norman
Apr 1 at 13:49
1
I don't personally consider this off-topic here. I know ELU sometimes fields historical usage questions, but they are really much better with contemporary usage. However, I'll look into migration if its what the author wants. Is it?
– T.E.D.♦
Apr 1 at 13:53
@BrianZ odds are asker has been reading/watching Poldark.
– AllInOne
Apr 1 at 17:46
@AllInOne: Yes indeed. That is evident from inspecting the edit history back to the original pair of questions that have now been separated.
– Pieter Geerkens
Apr 1 at 20:27
add a comment |
5
Is there a certain quotation you are trying to interpret? Including it here would help.
– Brian Z
Apr 1 at 13:45
3
As already mentioned, the term was used in the business name of a Cornish tin mine. Pieter Geerkens has now explained the usage, but thank you!
– Malcolm Norman
Apr 1 at 13:49
1
I don't personally consider this off-topic here. I know ELU sometimes fields historical usage questions, but they are really much better with contemporary usage. However, I'll look into migration if its what the author wants. Is it?
– T.E.D.♦
Apr 1 at 13:53
@BrianZ odds are asker has been reading/watching Poldark.
– AllInOne
Apr 1 at 17:46
@AllInOne: Yes indeed. That is evident from inspecting the edit history back to the original pair of questions that have now been separated.
– Pieter Geerkens
Apr 1 at 20:27
5
5
Is there a certain quotation you are trying to interpret? Including it here would help.
– Brian Z
Apr 1 at 13:45
Is there a certain quotation you are trying to interpret? Including it here would help.
– Brian Z
Apr 1 at 13:45
3
3
As already mentioned, the term was used in the business name of a Cornish tin mine. Pieter Geerkens has now explained the usage, but thank you!
– Malcolm Norman
Apr 1 at 13:49
As already mentioned, the term was used in the business name of a Cornish tin mine. Pieter Geerkens has now explained the usage, but thank you!
– Malcolm Norman
Apr 1 at 13:49
1
1
I don't personally consider this off-topic here. I know ELU sometimes fields historical usage questions, but they are really much better with contemporary usage. However, I'll look into migration if its what the author wants. Is it?
– T.E.D.♦
Apr 1 at 13:53
I don't personally consider this off-topic here. I know ELU sometimes fields historical usage questions, but they are really much better with contemporary usage. However, I'll look into migration if its what the author wants. Is it?
– T.E.D.♦
Apr 1 at 13:53
@BrianZ odds are asker has been reading/watching Poldark.
– AllInOne
Apr 1 at 17:46
@BrianZ odds are asker has been reading/watching Poldark.
– AllInOne
Apr 1 at 17:46
@AllInOne: Yes indeed. That is evident from inspecting the edit history back to the original pair of questions that have now been separated.
– Pieter Geerkens
Apr 1 at 20:27
@AllInOne: Yes indeed. That is evident from inspecting the edit history back to the original pair of questions that have now been separated.
– Pieter Geerkens
Apr 1 at 20:27
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Although marked as obsolete in the O.E.D. (1928), this oldest meaning for the word leisure is attested as late as 1640:
Leisure:
a. Freedom or opportunity to do something specified or implied
b. opportunity
answered Apr 1 at 13:13
Pieter GeerkensPieter Geerkens
41.6k6118196
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Click that little arrow and green thing for maximum thanksgiving @MalcolmNorman
– Dr. Shmuel
Apr 1 at 13:32
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Note that this anachronism still exists in modern English; albeit as a part of a commonly used expression "at your leisure". e.g. "You need to do the dishes at your leisure".
– Stephen
Apr 2 at 6:33
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The etymology of the word leisure traces it back to "license," permission to do something. In the context of a mine, it would mean permission to extract the ore.
Later, the connotation of the term changed to "take it easy," or permission to not do anything.The source opines that it may have developed in tandem with, or along the lines of, "pleasure," including becoming a rhyme (in British English).
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Although marked as obsolete in the O.E.D. (1928), this oldest meaning for the word leisure is attested as late as 1640:
Leisure:
a. Freedom or opportunity to do something specified or implied
b. opportunity
answered Apr 1 at 13:13
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Click that little arrow and green thing for maximum thanksgiving @MalcolmNorman
– Dr. Shmuel
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Note that this anachronism still exists in modern English; albeit as a part of a commonly used expression "at your leisure". e.g. "You need to do the dishes at your leisure".
– Stephen
Apr 2 at 6:33
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Although marked as obsolete in the O.E.D. (1928), this oldest meaning for the word leisure is attested as late as 1640:
Leisure:
a. Freedom or opportunity to do something specified or implied
b. opportunity
answered Apr 1 at 13:13
Pieter GeerkensPieter Geerkens
41.6k6118196
6
Click that little arrow and green thing for maximum thanksgiving @MalcolmNorman
– Dr. Shmuel
Apr 1 at 13:32
2
Note that this anachronism still exists in modern English; albeit as a part of a commonly used expression "at your leisure". e.g. "You need to do the dishes at your leisure".
– Stephen
Apr 2 at 6:33
add a comment |
Although marked as obsolete in the O.E.D. (1928), this oldest meaning for the word leisure is attested as late as 1640:
Leisure:
a. Freedom or opportunity to do something specified or implied
b. opportunity
answered Apr 1 at 13:13
Pieter GeerkensPieter Geerkens
41.6k6118196
Although marked as obsolete in the O.E.D. (1928), this oldest meaning for the word leisure is attested as late as 1640:
Leisure:
a. Freedom or opportunity to do something specified or implied
b. opportunity
answered Apr 1 at 13:13
Pieter GeerkensPieter Geerkens
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answered Apr 1 at 13:13
Pieter GeerkensPieter Geerkens
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answered Apr 1 at 13:13
Pieter GeerkensPieter Geerkens
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answered Apr 1 at 13:13
Pieter GeerkensPieter Geerkens
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Click that little arrow and green thing for maximum thanksgiving @MalcolmNorman
– Dr. Shmuel
Apr 1 at 13:32
2
Note that this anachronism still exists in modern English; albeit as a part of a commonly used expression "at your leisure". e.g. "You need to do the dishes at your leisure".
– Stephen
Apr 2 at 6:33
add a comment |
6
Click that little arrow and green thing for maximum thanksgiving @MalcolmNorman
– Dr. Shmuel
Apr 1 at 13:32
2
Note that this anachronism still exists in modern English; albeit as a part of a commonly used expression "at your leisure". e.g. "You need to do the dishes at your leisure".
– Stephen
Apr 2 at 6:33
6
6
Click that little arrow and green thing for maximum thanksgiving @MalcolmNorman
– Dr. Shmuel
Apr 1 at 13:32
Click that little arrow and green thing for maximum thanksgiving @MalcolmNorman
– Dr. Shmuel
Apr 1 at 13:32
2
2
Note that this anachronism still exists in modern English; albeit as a part of a commonly used expression "at your leisure". e.g. "You need to do the dishes at your leisure".
– Stephen
Apr 2 at 6:33
Note that this anachronism still exists in modern English; albeit as a part of a commonly used expression "at your leisure". e.g. "You need to do the dishes at your leisure".
– Stephen
Apr 2 at 6:33
add a comment |
The etymology of the word leisure traces it back to "license," permission to do something. In the context of a mine, it would mean permission to extract the ore.
Later, the connotation of the term changed to "take it easy," or permission to not do anything.The source opines that it may have developed in tandem with, or along the lines of, "pleasure," including becoming a rhyme (in British English).
answered Apr 1 at 17:59
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The etymology of the word leisure traces it back to "license," permission to do something. In the context of a mine, it would mean permission to extract the ore.
Later, the connotation of the term changed to "take it easy," or permission to not do anything.The source opines that it may have developed in tandem with, or along the lines of, "pleasure," including becoming a rhyme (in British English).
answered Apr 1 at 17:59
Tom AuTom Au
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The etymology of the word leisure traces it back to "license," permission to do something. In the context of a mine, it would mean permission to extract the ore.
Later, the connotation of the term changed to "take it easy," or permission to not do anything.The source opines that it may have developed in tandem with, or along the lines of, "pleasure," including becoming a rhyme (in British English).
answered Apr 1 at 17:59
Tom AuTom Au
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The etymology of the word leisure traces it back to "license," permission to do something. In the context of a mine, it would mean permission to extract the ore.
Later, the connotation of the term changed to "take it easy," or permission to not do anything.The source opines that it may have developed in tandem with, or along the lines of, "pleasure," including becoming a rhyme (in British English).
answered Apr 1 at 17:59
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Is there a certain quotation you are trying to interpret? Including it here would help.
– Brian Z
Apr 1 at 13:45
3
As already mentioned, the term was used in the business name of a Cornish tin mine. Pieter Geerkens has now explained the usage, but thank you!
– Malcolm Norman
Apr 1 at 13:49
1
I don't personally consider this off-topic here. I know ELU sometimes fields historical usage questions, but they are really much better with contemporary usage. However, I'll look into migration if its what the author wants. Is it?
– T.E.D.♦
Apr 1 at 13:53
@BrianZ odds are asker has been reading/watching Poldark.
– AllInOne
Apr 1 at 17:46
@AllInOne: Yes indeed. That is evident from inspecting the edit history back to the original pair of questions that have now been separated.
– Pieter Geerkens
Apr 1 at 20:27