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| − | Unknown, but the N.E.D. (1909) claims that the medial -g- in ''Roger'' (An itinerant [[beggar]] pretending to be a [[poor]] [[scholar]] from [ | + | Unknown, but the N.E.D. (1909) claims that the medial -g- in ''Roger'' (An itinerant [[beggar]] pretending to be a [[poor]] [[scholar]] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_University Oxford] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_University Cambridge].) was pronounced as a plosive rather than an affricate, a [[conjecture]] for which there is no supporting [[evidence]]. On the basis of this [[assumption]], it suggests that the [[word]] may be related to rogue n., and also compares rogation n. However, there is no [[evidence]] to [[support]] these conjectures, and an etymological connection with the family of classical [[Latin]] ''rogāre'' (see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogation rogation] n.) is unlikely. |
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In [[modern]] [[English]] [[language]], the term rogue is used pejoratively to [[describe]] a dishonest or unprincipled [[person]] whose [[behavior]] one disapproves of, but who is nonetheless likeable or [[attractive]]. | In [[modern]] [[English]] [[language]], the term rogue is used pejoratively to [[describe]] a dishonest or unprincipled [[person]] whose [[behavior]] one disapproves of, but who is nonetheless likeable or [[attractive]]. | ||
| − | The [[word]] rogue was first recorded in [[print]] in [ | + | The [[word]] rogue was first recorded in [[print]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Awdely John Awdely]'s ''Fraternity of Vagabonds'' (1561), and then in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Harman Thomas Harman]'s ''Caveat for Common Cursitors'' (1566). |
In England, the 1572 Vagabonds Act defined a rogue as a [[person]] who has no [[land]], no master, and no legitimate trade or source of [[income]]; it included rogues in the [[class]] of idle vagrants or vagabonds. If a [[person]] were apprehended as a rogue, he would be stripped to the waist, whipped until bleeding, and a hole, about the compass of an inch about, would be burned through the cartilage of his right ear with a hot iron. A rogue who was charged with a second [[offence]], unless taken in by someone who would give him [[work]] for one year, could face [[execution]] as a felony. A rogue charged with a third-offence would only [[escape]] [[death]] if someone hired him for two years. | In England, the 1572 Vagabonds Act defined a rogue as a [[person]] who has no [[land]], no master, and no legitimate trade or source of [[income]]; it included rogues in the [[class]] of idle vagrants or vagabonds. If a [[person]] were apprehended as a rogue, he would be stripped to the waist, whipped until bleeding, and a hole, about the compass of an inch about, would be burned through the cartilage of his right ear with a hot iron. A rogue who was charged with a second [[offence]], unless taken in by someone who would give him [[work]] for one year, could face [[execution]] as a felony. A rogue charged with a third-offence would only [[escape]] [[death]] if someone hired him for two years. | ||
| − | The [ | + | The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagabonds_Act_1597 1598 Vagabonds Act] banished and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_transportation transplanted] "incorrigible and [[dangerous]] rogues" overseas, and the 1604 Act commanded that rogues be branded with the letter "R" on their bodies. |
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[[Category: Languages and Literature]] | [[Category: Languages and Literature]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:32, 13 December 2020
Origin
Unknown, but the N.E.D. (1909) claims that the medial -g- in Roger (An itinerant beggar pretending to be a poor scholar from Oxford or Cambridge.) was pronounced as a plosive rather than an affricate, a conjecture for which there is no supporting evidence. On the basis of this assumption, it suggests that the word may be related to rogue n., and also compares rogation n. However, there is no evidence to support these conjectures, and an etymological connection with the family of classical Latin rogāre (see rogation n.) is unlikely.
Definitions
- 1: vagrant, tramp
- 2: a dishonest or worthless person : scoundrel
- 3: a mischievous person : scamp
- 4: a horse inclined to shirk or misbehave
- 5: an individual exhibiting a chance and usually inferior biological variation
Description
A rogue is a vagrant person who wanders from place to place. Like a drifter, a rogue is an independent person who rejects conventional rules of society in favor of following their own personal goals and values.
In modern English language, the term rogue is used pejoratively to describe a dishonest or unprincipled person whose behavior one disapproves of, but who is nonetheless likeable or attractive.
The word rogue was first recorded in print in John Awdely's Fraternity of Vagabonds (1561), and then in Thomas Harman's Caveat for Common Cursitors (1566).
In England, the 1572 Vagabonds Act defined a rogue as a person who has no land, no master, and no legitimate trade or source of income; it included rogues in the class of idle vagrants or vagabonds. If a person were apprehended as a rogue, he would be stripped to the waist, whipped until bleeding, and a hole, about the compass of an inch about, would be burned through the cartilage of his right ear with a hot iron. A rogue who was charged with a second offence, unless taken in by someone who would give him work for one year, could face execution as a felony. A rogue charged with a third-offence would only escape death if someone hired him for two years.
The 1598 Vagabonds Act banished and transplanted "incorrigible and dangerous rogues" overseas, and the 1604 Act commanded that rogues be branded with the letter "R" on their bodies.
