Daily Word Quiz
DANDIPRAT a) a vain woman, one conceited of her personal appearance b) a bantam fowl c) a small, insignificant, or contemptible fellow d) a dandelion Answer below. Today's Featured Word: MONARCHOMACHIST NOUN one who fights against monarchy; an anti-monarchist ...1639 obs. ETYMOLOGY from modern Latin monarchomachus, from monarcha monarch + machus one who fights + -ist FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1639 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...That assertion of the Monarchomachists is not alwaies true." From: The Ungirding of the Scottish Armour By: John Corbet, 1639 Daily Word Quiz Answer DANDIPRAT c) a small, insignificant, or contemptible fellow ...1556 obs.
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