UD to it
Preserved but no longer current.
She was accordingly chained to a rock but was delivered by Perseus, who married her and, at the wedding, slew Phmeus, to whom she had been previously promised, with all his companions. After death she was placed among the stars. Angary, Right of. The right of a belligerent, under stress of necessity, to .confiscate or destroy neutral property, especially shipping, subject to claim for compensation.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “UD to it” mean?
She was accordingly chained to a rock but was delivered by Perseus, who married her and, at the wedding, slew Phmeus, to whom she had been previously promised, with all his companions. After death she was placed among the stars. Angary, Right of. The right of a belligerent, under stress of necessity, to .confiscate or destroy neutral property, especially shipping, subject to claim for compensation.
Is “UD to it” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.