Request, subst. 1) question: “my prime r. is . . . if you be maid or no,” Tp. I, 2, 425. “how do you, Malvolio? At your r.!” Tw. III, 4, 38.
2) petition, whether entreaty or demand: Lucr. 1695. Gent. IV, 2, 101. Meas. II, 4, 186. LLL II, 150. Merch. IV, 1, 161. Tw. V, 4. Wint. I, 2, 22. III, 2, 117. John IV, 2, 46. H5 V, 2, 372. H6C III, 2, 79. R3 III, 7, 50. R3 III, 7, 50 R3 III, 7, 50 IV, 2, 87 and 97 (Qq demand). H8 IV, 2, 116. Troil. II, 3, 179. Cor. II, 3, 150. V, 1, 57. V, 3, 90. V, 3, 90 V, 3, 90 Tim. II, 2, 201. Hml. I, 5, 142. Oth. I, 3, 113. Ant. III, 12, 13. Ant. III, 12, 13 Cymb. I, 6, 181. V, 5, 89. “to make a r.:” Caes. V, 5, 11. “to make one's --s:” Cor. II, 3, 48. Tim. I, 1, 279. “at one's r.:” Tp. III, 2, 128. Gent. II, 1, 132. Wiv. I, 1, 253. Merch. III, 3, 10. As II, 5, 23. Wint. I, 2, 87. V, 1, 221. John V, 6, 35. H4B V, 1, 49. H5 V, 1, 24. H6C III, 3, 110. IV, 3, 51. Troil. II, 3, 191. III, 1, 31. Oth. III, 3, 474 (Ff at your r., Qq as you r.). “upon one's r.:” Wiv. I, 1, 249. Meas. V, 152. Troil. II, 3, 177.
3) state of being demanded and asked for: “novelty is only in r.” Meas. III, 2, 237. “ginger was not much in r.” IV, 3, 9. “answer the time of r.” All's I, 1, 169. Wint. IV, 4, 297. Cor. III, 1, 251. III, 2, 51. IV, 3, 37.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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