PUSSIVANT

PRONUNCIATION: (POOS-uh-vant)

MEANING: verb intr.: To meddle, fuss, to move around busily.

ETYMOLOGY: Apparently a variant of pursuivant (follower), from French poursuivant (pursuer). Earliest documented use: 1882.
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PUSS SAVANT - the Marquis of Carabas, a wise cat (even if not in boots)

PUSS: I CAN'T - when you try to housebreak a feline and it won't cooperate

PURSIVANT - a junior Officer at Arms who can't spell