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Parliament

“My Lord Coke tells us Parliament is derived from `parler le ment' (to speak one's mind). He
might as honestly have taught us that firmament is `firma mentis' (a farm for the mind) or
`fundament' the bottom of the mind.”- Rymer: On Parliaments.


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Parody Father of Parody. Hippomax of Ephesus, The word parody means an ode which perverts the
meaning of another ode. (Greek, para ode.)


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Parole (French). A verbal promise given by a soldier or prisoner of war, that he will not abuse his leave
of absence; the watchword of the day.


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Parson says Blackstone, is “persona ecclesiae, one that hath full rights of the parochial church.” (See
Clerical Titles.)


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Parvenu' (French). An upstart; one who has risen from the ranks.


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Pertinacious pundits palaver pending palpable pandering; pixilated parlance perishes particularly; pedagogic paragons paradoxically propose parataxis. Percipiently, peripatetic protesters placatingly promote pulchritudinous protocol, provoking parallel perspicacity. Pandemonium plummets, persuading pious patriarchal personalities precarious pontificating protects. Prosaic peace prevails.


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What, no paradiddle?


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percussionists, precariously perched, practice paradiddles...

pa-ra-did-dle, pa-ra-did-dle, pa-ra-did-dle, pa-ra-did-dle...



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Patina A beautiful surface deposit or fine rust, with which, in time, buried coins and bronzes become
covered. It is at once preservative and ornamental, and may be seen to advantage in the ancient bronzes
of Pompeii. (Greek, patane, a paten.)

Notice Brewer calls it "rust". Reminds me of joke about magician who brought statue of
Civil War general to life, and asked what was the first thing he was going to do.
"Shoot a million pigeons," said the general.


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St. Patrick's real name was Succat, changed first into Cothraige, then to Magonus, and afterwards (on
his ordination) to Patricius.


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