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Definition of Nathan Bailey
1. Noun. English lexicographer who was the first to treat etymology consistently; his work was used as a reference by Samuel Johnson (died in 1742).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nathan Bailey
Literary usage of Nathan Bailey
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century: Comprizing Biographical by John Nichols, Samuel Bentley (1814)
"P. 717- Nathan Bailey, Author of a very useful " English Dictionary," and Editor
of several Classicks and School Books, died June 27, 1742. Ibid. 1. ..."
2. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1905)
"Bailey (SC) Bailey (SC) Nathan Bailey*! English Bailey'i Equity (SO) Bailey's
Law of Master'« Beach, Contrib. Nee.. Beach, Inj Beach, Mod. Eq.Jur. ..."
3. Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and by William Richard Cutter (1908)
"(IV) Nathan Bailey, second son and child of Elder Richard and Joanna ... In 1732,
Nathan Bailey married Mary, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Palmer, ..."
4. The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776] by Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly, Connecticut Council, Council of Safety (Conn.)., James Hammond Trumbull, Charles Jeremy Hoadly (1890)
"To the Honble General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut now sitting in
Hartford: The memorial of Nathan Bailey of New London humbly sheweth, ..."
5. Lineage Book by Daughters of the American Revolution (1913)
"Nathan Bailey, (1735-1819), served a short enlistment 1777, and 1779 was in the
Penobscot expedition. He was born in Newbury, Mass.; died in Whitefield, Me. ..."
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