quod
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Abbreviation of quadrangle; originally (17th century) referring to the quadrangles of Newgate Prison, London.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒd
Noun
quod (plural quods)
- (countable) A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; a prison.
- 1863, Punch, quoted in 1995, Seán McConville, English Local Prisons, 1860-1900: Next Only to Death, page 69,
- […] not the poorer classes merely, but the rich will be desirous to enjoy the mingled luxury and comfort of a gaol: and we shall hear of blasé Swells become burglars and garotters as a prelude to a prison, and, instead of taking tours for restoration of their health, recruiting it more cheaply by a residence in quod.
- 1878, John Wrathall Bull, Early Experiences of Colonial Life in South Australia, page 264,
- […] and declined their escort, desiring to be conducted to “quod” by the gallant South Australian police, […] .
- 2000, R.I.C. Publications, Workbook E: Society and Environment, page 48,
- From 1855-1903 a chapel was built, the boat shed and holding cell constructed, Government House was constructed as a summer residence for the Governor and the Quod (slang for prison) was constructed.
- 2006, Pip Wilson, Faces in the Street: Louisa and Henry Lawson and the Castlereagh Street Push, page 202,
- Pity McNamara′s still doing his stretch in the quod, but he′ll be out soon.
- 1863, Punch, quoted in 1995, Seán McConville, English Local Prisons, 1860-1900: Next Only to Death, page 69,
- (uncountable, Australia, slang) Confinement in a prison.
- c. 1894, Acquaintance of Norman Lindsay, quoted in 2005, James Cockington, Banned: Tales From the Bizarre History of Australian Obscenity, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, paperback →ISBN, page 7,
- I don′t suppose you'll get more than a couple of months′ quod for them.
- c. 1894, Acquaintance of Norman Lindsay, quoted in 2005, James Cockington, Banned: Tales From the Bizarre History of Australian Obscenity, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, paperback →ISBN, page 7,
Translations
Verb
quod
- (obsolete) Quoth.
- 14thC, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Summoner′s Prologue and Tale, The Canterbury Tales, 2009, Robert Boenig, Andrew Taylor (editors), The Canterbury Tales: A Selection, page 190,
- “No fors,” quod he, “but tel me al youre grief.”
- 1563, John Foxe, Actes and Monuments, 1868, The Church Historians of England: Reformation Period, Volume 8, Part 1, page 422,
- “Why,” quod her friend, “would ye not willingly have gone with your company, if God should so have suffered it?”
- 1908, James Gairdner, Lollardy and the Reformation in England: An Historical Survey, 2010, Cambridge University Press, page 416,
- “And therefore I have granted to their request,” quod the King; […] .
- 14thC, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Summoner′s Prologue and Tale, The Canterbury Tales, 2009, Robert Boenig, Andrew Taylor (editors), The Canterbury Tales: A Selection, page 190,
Latin
Etymology
Inflection of quī (“who, which”), corresponding to Proto-Indo-European *kʷod, whence also Old English hwæt (English what).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷod/, [kʷɔd]
Audio (Classical) (file)
Conjunction
quod
- which
- because
- until
- (Medieval Latin) that (in indirect discourse)
- Dico me scire et quod sum ignobilis. ― I devote to know me also because I am unknown.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- quod in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- quod in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- quod in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- quod in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to fail to see what lies before one: quod ante pedes est or positum est, non videre
- (ambiguous) the rest of one's life: quod reliquum est vitae
- (ambiguous) it is most fortunate that..: peropportune accidit, quod
- (ambiguous) you were right in...; you did right to..: recte, bene fecisti quod...
- (ambiguous) a thing which is rather (very) dubious: quod aliquam (magnam) dubitationem habet (Leg. Agr. 1. 4. 11)
- (ambiguous) as far as I know: quod sciam
- (ambiguous) he attained his object: id quod voluit consecutus est
- (ambiguous) he attained his object: ad id quod voluit pervenit
- (ambiguous) a proof of this is that..: argumento huic rei est, quod
- (ambiguous) the point at issue: id, de quo agitur or id quod cadit in controversiam
- (ambiguous) a digression, episode: quod ornandi causa additum est
- (ambiguous) I have nothing to write about: non habeo, non est quod scribam
- (ambiguous) a theme, subject proposed for discussion: id quod (mihi) propositum est
- (ambiguous) a theme, subject proposed for discussion: id quod quaerimus (quaeritur)
- (ambiguous) a theme, subject proposed for discussion: institutum or id quod institui
- (ambiguous) as the proverb says: ut or quod or quomodo aiunt, ut or quemadmodum dicitur
- (ambiguous) I am pained, vexed, sorry: aegre, graviter, moleste fero aliquid (or with Acc. c. Inf. or quod)
- (ambiguous) and may God grant success: quod deus bene vertat!
- (ambiguous) and may heaven avert the omen! heaven preserve us from this: quod di immortales omen avertant! (Phil. 44. 11)
- (ambiguous) God forbid: quod abominor! (procul absit!)
- (ambiguous) may heaven's blessing rest on it: quod bonum, faustum, felix, fortunatumque sit! (Div. 1. 45. 102)
- (ambiguous) I will give you my true opinion: dicam quod sentio
- (ambiguous) without wishing to boast, yet..: quod vere praedicare possum
- (ambiguous) which I can say without offence, arrogance: quod non arroganter dixerim
- (ambiguous) to except the fact that..: praeterquam quod or nisi quod
- (ambiguous) the main point: id quod maximum, gravissimum est
- (ambiguous) the main point: quod caput est
- (ambiguous) what is more important: quod maius est
- (ambiguous) to fail to see what lies before one: quod ante pedes est or positum est, non videre
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