Macartney — Ma*cart ney, n. [From Lord Macartney.] (Zo[ o]l.) A fire backed pheasant. See {Fireback}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Macartney — (spr. Makartni), Georg Earl of M., geb 1737 zu Lissanoure in Irland; wurde durch die Lords Holland u. Sandwich in das Parlament gebracht u. 1765 als Botschafter nach Petersburg gesandt; zurückgekehrt folgte er dem Lord Townsend, damals Vicekönig… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Macartney — (Mekartni), George, Graf. geb. 1737 in Irland, gest. 1806, engl. Staatsbeamter, bekannt durch seine Gesandtschaftsreise nach China, die übrigens keinen Erfolg hatte; die Beschreibung derselben (durch seinen Secretär Staunton) war bis in die… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Macartney — This notable surname is an Anglicized form of the Old Scottish Gaelic MacArtain or the Irish MacCartaine . The Gaelic prefix mac means son of , and Artain is a diminutive of the Old Celtic byname Art , bear, hero. Traditionally, Gaelic family… … Surnames reference
macartney — mə̇ˈkärtnē noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: after George, 1st Earl Macartney died 1806 British diplomat 1. : fireback 1 2. : macartney rose … Useful english dictionary
Macartney Embassy — The Macartney Embassy, also called the Macartney Mission, was a British embassy to China in 1793. It is named for the first envoy of Great Britain to China, George Macartney, who led the endeavor. The goal of the embassy was to convince Emperor… … Wikipedia
Macartney Baronets — The Macartney Baronetcy, of Lish in the County of Armagh, is a title in the Baronetage of Ireland. It was created on 4 January 1799 for Sir John Macartney, Member of the Irish House of Commons for Fore and Naas. He had been knighted in 1796 for… … Wikipedia
Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, Viscount Macartney of Dervock, baron of Lissanoure, Baron Macartney of Parkhurst and of Auchinleck, Lord Macartney — ▪ British emissary born May 3, 1737, Lissanoure, County Antrim, Northern Ireland died March 31, 1806, Chiswick, Surrey, England first British emissary to Beijing. A member of an old Scots Irish family, Macartney studied at Trinity… … Universalium
Macartney-Mission — Reiseskizze von Lord Macartneys Audienz bei Kaiser Qianlong in Jehol Die Macartney Mission war eine 1793 vom britischen König Georg III. nach China geschickte Gesandtschaft. Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
macartney rose — noun Usage: usually capitalized M Etymology: after George, 1st Earl Macartney : a tall growing rambling Chinese evergreen rose (Rosa bracteata) that has hairy branches, strong hooked prickles, and large solitary fragrant white flowers above… … Useful english dictionary
