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Well to pass. World English Historical Dictionary

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Well to pass. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1928, rev. 2024. Well to pass adj. phr. Now Sc. [See WELL a. 3.] a. In predicate: Well off, well to do. Also well to pass in the world.

1 1610.  T. Scott, Philomythie (1616), A 7. His Mothers Husband … being rich and well to passe.

2 c. 1645.  Howell, Lett., V. xv. (1650), 152. Their Masters are both of them very wel to pass, and of good repute.

3 1702.  W. J., trans. Bruyn’s Voy. Levant, ix. 29. Those who are well enough to pass in the World.

4 1784.  R. Bage, Barham Downs, II. 100. I … am mistress of this inn, and thank God well to pass.

5 1815.  Scott, Guy M., xxxvii. Our poor friend has died well to pass in the world.

6 1901.  G. Douglas, House w. Green Shutters, 11. They were an able lot, and … most of them were well enough to pass. Ibid., 266. Johnny Coe, idle and well-to-pass.

7   b.  attrib. (with hyphens).

8 1908.  Ld. E. Hamilton, Mawkin of Flow, xvii. 223. With a neatness that any well-to-pass housewife might have envied, were ranged sack upon sack of oatmeal, barley and peas.

9   c.  absol. (as pl.).

10 1902.  Barrie, Little White Bird, xii. 124. They were children of the well-to-pass.

11   d.  Well provided, well off for (something).

12 1809.  E. S. Barrett, Setting Sun, I. 65. Charles XII. of Sweden (although himself a king, and not very well to pass for sense even among them).

13   Hence † Well-to-passer nonce-wd., a person of good estate.

14 1654.  R. Whitlock, Ζωοτομια, 504. Horace met with such Selfe-applauding well-to-passers, triumphing over anothers inferiority in Estate.

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