Cantab, n. and a.
(ˈkæntæb)
A. n. A colloquial abbreviation of Cantabrigian.
| 1750 Coventry Pompey Litt. ii. x. (1785) 68/1 The young Cantab..had come up to London. 1755 Gentl. Mag. XXV. 60 Upon gawdy, or exceeding days, as they are call'd by the Cantabs. 1807 Byron To Miss Pigot 5 July, Sad dogs all the Cantabs. |
B. adj. [Abbrev. of L. Cantabrigiensis.] Of the University of Cambridge. Usu. succeeding noun in titles, as M.A. Cantab.
| 1870 (title) The French Genders in Rhyme. By A. M., Cantab. 1947 Apostolic Succession (Churchman's Mag.) p. ii The matter is of such moment that we are certain our readers will be glad to have the following article by ‘M.A. (Cantab.)’. 1958 Who was Who, 1941–1950 (rev. ed.) 254/2 Costello, Brig.-Gen. Edmund W.; V.C. 1897;..Hon. M.A. Cantab. |