bribed, ppl. a.
(braɪbd)
[f. bribe v. + -ed.]
† a. Obtained by bribery; stolen (obs.). b. Won over by a bribe, bought by a gift.
| 1576 Newton tr. Lemnie's Complex. (1633) 123 A bribed Judge, that gapes for gaine. 1598 Shakes. Merry W. v. v. 27 Diuide me like a brib'd-Bucke, each a Haunch. 1813 Byron Br. Abydos ii. xiv, The bowl a bribed attendant bore. c 1873 J. Addis Elizab. Echoes (1879) 92 The bribed Judgments that he falsely meted. |