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panjandrum

pan jan drum |panˈjandrəm pænˈʤændrəm | ▶noun a person who has or claims to have a great deal of authority or influence. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Grand Panjandrum, an invented phrase in a nonsense verse (1755 ) by S. Foote.

 

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panjandrum

panjandrum |panˈdʒandrəm | ▶noun a person who has or claims to have a great deal of authority or influence. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Grand Panjandrum, an invented phrase in a nonsense verse (1755 ) by S. Foote.