Vinerian
English
Etymology
After Charles Viner, an English jurist, plus + -ian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vʌɪˈnɪəɹɪən/
Adjective
Vinerian (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the Vinerian Professorship of English Law, an endowed professorship at the University of Oxford.
- Of or relating to other posts or awards endowed by the estate of Charles Viner.
- Vinerian Scholarship
- 2018 August 3, “QUT Law Alumnus awarded Vinerian Scholarship”, in QUT [Queensland University of Technology] Law[1], archived from the original on 29 August 2018:
- The Vinerian Scholarship is the most prestigious law scholarship awarded by the University of Oxford, presented to the student with the best performance in the Bachelor of Civil Law.
References
- “Vinerian, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.