susceptor
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin . See susceptible.
Noun edit
susceptor (plural susceptors)
- One who undertakes anything; specifically, a godfather; a sponsor; a guardian.
- 1641, John Evelyn, The Diary of John Evelyn, Vol. 1, Macmillan and Co., published 1906, page 5:
- I had given me the name of my grandfather, my mother's father, who, together with a sister of Sir Thomas Evelyn of Long-Ditton, and Mr. Comber, a near relation of my mother, were my susceptors.
- 1655, Thomas Fuller, edited by James Nichols, The Church History of Britain, […], new edition, volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: […] [James Nichols] for Thomas Tegg and Son, […], published 1837, →OCLC:
- such susceptors were thought to put an obligation on the credits
- A material used for its ability to absorb electromagnetic energy and convert it to heat, used in industrial heating and cooking.
References edit
- “susceptor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Noun edit
susceptor m (genitive susceptōris); third declension
- undertaker (person who undertakes to do something), contractor
- receiver or collector of taxes
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | susceptor | susceptōrēs |
| Genitive | susceptōris | susceptōrum |
| Dative | susceptōrī | susceptōribus |
| Accusative | susceptōrem | susceptōrēs |
| Ablative | susceptōre | susceptōribus |
| Vocative | susceptor | susceptōrēs |
References edit
- “susceptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- susceptor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- susceptor in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016