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proper noun
- One of the seven hills of Rome; the site of the earliest settlement.
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| palaver |
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noun
- talk, unnecessary talk, fuss
- a meeting at which there is much talk
verb
- to discuss with much talk
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| pale |
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noun
- A wooden stake.
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(archaic) A fence, especially one made from wooden stakes.
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(archaic) A territory or defensive area that one nation holds in another country, e.g., Britain"s medieval control of Calais in France or Dublin in Ireland.
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(archaic) The jurisdiction (territorial or otherwise) of an authority.
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The bounds of morality, good behaviour or judgment in civilized company, in the phrase beyond the pale.
- In heraldry, a vertical band down the middle of a shield.
verb (pal, ing)
- To become pale. To become insignificant.
- 2006 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/14/technology/14google.html?hp&ex=1158292800&en=0715e3c0dff465e2&ei=5094&partner=homepage New York Times Its financing pales next to the tens of billions that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will have at its disposal, ...
adjective (pal, e)
- light in color.
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| parliament |
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noun
- Institution whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day and to exercise legislative powers, and in some cases executive or judicial powers also.
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(context, by extension) The collective noun for a group of rooks (italbrac, the species of bird) or owls.
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| parliamentarian |
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noun
- A person well-versed in parliamentary procedure.
- An officer in most legislative bodies charged with being well-versed in the parliamentary rules of that legislative house, and whose rulings are taken as authoritative, to be appealed only to the whole of the house itself under special rules.
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| patrician |
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noun
- Originally, a member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the the senior class of Romans, who, with certain property, had by right a seat in the Roman Senate.
- A person of high birth; a nobleman.
- One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one versed in patristic lore.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians.
- Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high birth; noble; not plebeian.
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| pax |
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noun-
(informal) passenger or passengers
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| prior |
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noun
- A high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot.
- A previous criminal offense on someone's record.
adjective
- Of that which comes before, in advance.
I had no knowledge you were coming.
- former, previous
His residence was smaller than his current one.
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| protectorate |
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noun
- Government by a protector; -- applied especially to the government of England by Oliver Cromwell.
- The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs.
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| province |
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noun (provinces)
- A subdivision of government usually one step below the national level.
the province
- Northern Ireland
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