trialist
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹʌɪəlɪst/
Etymology 1
From trial (“three”) + -ist.
Noun
trialist (plural trialists)
- An advocate of trialism, especially with reference to the proposed creation of a state comprising Austria, Hungary, and a Slavic region.
Adjective
trialist (not comparable)
- Involving three elements; especially, pertaining to a potential state comprising Austria, Hungary, and a Slavic region.
- 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 84:
- Only if Bosnia-Herzegovina were fully annexed to the empire would it be possible eventually to incorporate it into the structure of a reformed trialist monarchy.
- 2012, Christopher Clark, The Sleepwalkers, Penguin 2013, p. 84:
Etymology 2
From trial (“test, experiment”) + -ist.
Noun
trialist (plural trialists)
- (American spelling) A person who takes part in a trial (of a drug etc.)
Alternative forms
- triallist