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panjandrum

Pronunciation: /panˈdʒandrəm/

Definition of panjandrum

noun

  • a person who has or claims to have a great deal of authority or influence: the greatest scientific panjandrum of the 19th century [as title]:the Great Panjandrum of this exercise is a management consultant

Origin:

late 19th century: from Grand Panjandrum, an invented phrase in a nonsense verse (1755) by S. Foote

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