Profession, 1) that which a person declares to be or to be able to do: “one that in her sex, her years, p., wisdom and constancy, hath amazed me,” All's II, 1, 86. “I must not yield to any rites of love, for my p. 's sacred from above,” H6A I, 2, 114. “it is the privilege of mine honours, my oath, and my p.” Lr. V, 3, 130.
2) business, calling, trade: Wiv. II, 3, 42. IV, 2, 184. Meas. IV, 3, 2. Shr. Ind. 2, 22. All's I, 1, 29, I, 3, 250 (cf. Great). Wint. IV, 3, 105. IV, 4, 698. H4A II, 1, 78. H6A III, 1, 20. H8 II, 4, 117. III, 1, 157. Tim. IV, 3, 431. Tim. IV, 3, 431 Caes. I, 1, 5. Mcb. II, 3, 21. Hml. V, 1, 35. Cymb. V, 2, 6. Per. IV, 2, 42 “(neither is our p. any trade; it's no calling).” IV, 6, 7. IV, 6, 7 IV, 6, 7
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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