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/pan jan"dreuhm/, n.a self-important or pretentious official.[1745-55; pseudo-Latin word (based on PAN-) coined by Samuel Foote (1720-77), English dramatist and actor]
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panjandrum — [pan jan′drəm] n. [arbitrary formation from a nonsense passage by Samuel Foote (1721 77), Eng actor & playwright] a self important, pompous official: a satirical title … English World dictionary
panjandrum — [18] Panjandrum is an invented word, coined in 1755 by the English actor and playwright Samuel Foote (1720–77) to test the memory of the actor Charles Macklin, who claimed to be able to memorize and repeat anything said to him (it was one of… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
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panjandrum — noun (plural drums; also panjandra) Etymology: Grand Panjandrum, burlesque title of an imaginary personage in some nonsense lines by Samuel Foote Date: 1856 a powerful personage or pretentious official … New Collegiate Dictionary
panjandrum — [pan dʒandrəm] noun a person who has or claims to have a great deal of authority or influence. Origin C19: from Grand Panjandrum, an invented phr. in a nonsense verse (1755) by Samuel Foote … English new terms dictionary
panjandrum — noun /pænˈdʒæn.drəm/ a) An important, powerful or influential person. b) A self important or pretentious person … Wiktionary
panjandrum — Self important person, pompous official … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
panjandrum — pan·jan·drum || pæ>n dʒændrÉ™m n. conceited person, pretentious person; haughty person, boastful person … English contemporary dictionary
