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in state en · ADV
Meanings
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With pomp and ceremony.
Emperor Ling went in state to the Hall of Virtue. As he drew near the throne, a rushing whirlwind arose in the corner of the hall and, lo! from the roof beams floated down a monstrous black serpent that coiled itself up on the very seat of majesty. The Emperor fell in a swoon.
1925, Luo Guanzhong, translated by Charles Henry Brewitt-Taylor, Romance of the Three Kingdoms:Aunt Alexandra’s visits from the Landing were rare, and she traveled in state. She owned a bright green square Buick and a black chauffeur, both kept in an unhealthy state of tidiness, but today they were nowhere to be seen.
1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC:
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, state.
Her grandparents moved in state last year.
Deriveds
lie in state
Relateds
in a state