stater (1)

[Eng. stat (e), v.; -er.] One who states. IMG:content-0215.png:[blocks in formation] 1. One who is versed in the arts of government; one eminent for political ability; a politician. "The word statesmen, is of great latitude, sometimes signifying such who are able to manage offices of state, though never actually called thereunto." Fuller : Worthies , ch. vi. 2. One employed in the administration of the affairs of government. "It is a weakne which attends high and low; the statesman who holds the helm, as well as the peasant who guides the plough."- South . 3. A small landholder, as in Cumber land. ( Prov .) stātes'-man-like, a . [Eng. statesman ; -like .] 1. Worthy of or becoming a statesman. "This great land question should be dealt with in a was inherent in the respective States and not in the statesmanlike manner."-London Daily Telegraph. 1820 40,000 2. Having the manner or experience of a states man. stātes-man-ly, adv . [Eng.statesman; -ly.] In a statesmanlike manner; in a manner befitting a statesman; like a statesman. stātes-man-ship, s. [Eng. statesman; -ship.] 1830 47,700 treason. State's evidence, s . Evidence given on behalf 70,680 1850 93,420 of the State, especially by an accomplice in a crime. The qualifications or occupation of a statesman; 46 1813 44 1813 IMG:content-0216.png:[ocr errors] 1823 IMG:content-0217.png:[ocr errors] IMG:content-0218.png:[ocr errors] IMG:content-0219.png:[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][ocr errors][ocr errors] 1860 127,381 IMG:content-0220.png:[merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small] IMG:content-0221.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0222.png:[blocks in formation] *1. To set, to settle, to fix, to establish. [STATED.) 2. To expre or declare the particulars of; to set down in detail or in gro ; to make known specifically; to represent all the circumstances of; to declare fully in words; to narrate, to recite. *To state it: To a ume state or dignity; to act or behave one's self pompously. "Wolsey began to state it at York as high as ever." Fuller: Church Hist., V. ii. 4. stāt-ěd, pa. par. & a. [STATE, v.] A. As pa . par .: (See the verb.) political skill or experience. "A perfect connoi eur in statesmanship ." Church ill: Candidate. stātes-wo-mạn, s. [Eng. state , and woman .] A woman who meddles in public affairs. "[She may] be stateswoman , know all the news."-Ben Jonson: Silent Woman , ii. 1.