panjandrum

panjandrum englannista suomeksi

1. suuri herra

0. Substantiivi

1. kiho, vaikuttaja

2. lesottaja

panjandrum englanniksi

1. An important, powerful or influential person.

2. 1755, Foote|Samuel Foote, ''Grand Panjandrum|The Grand Panjandrum'' (a nonsense poem written to test actor Macklin|Charles Macklin's claim that he could accurately recite any paragraph of text after a single reading),

So he died, / and she very imprudently married the Barber: / and there were present / the Picninnies, / and the Joblillies, / and the Garyulies, / and the great Panjandrum himself, / with the little round button at top;

3. 1910, Littell|Eliakim Littell, Making of America Project, Robert S. Littell, ''Living age ...'' (''Littell's Living Age''), Volume 265, panjandrums%22&dq=%22panjandrum|panjandrums%22&hl=en&ei=m0uATpK3POXbmAX7pfCiBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CEkQ6AEwCTgo page 809,

I think it's an excellent thing that the Great Panjandrum is coming for the week-end. Have you ever met him in private?"

I ought to explain that the Great Panjandrum was the nickname for Lord Elkindale, the then Foreign Secretary.

4. {{quote-text|en|year=1917|author=George Bernard Shaw|title=s:Annajanska, the Bolshevik Empress

5. {{quote-book|en|year=1976|author=Kurt Vonnegut|title=(novel)|Slapstick|publisher=Delacorte Press|chapter=49|page=228

6. A self-important or pretentious person.

7. {{quote-text|en|year=1910|author=George Bernard Shaw|title=s:Misalliance

8. A massive, rocket-propelled, explosive-laden cart designed by the British military during World War II.

9. {{quote-book|en|year=1967|author=John Winton|title=The War At Sea, 1939-1945: An Anthology of Personal Experience|pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=yNI_AAAAYAAJ&q=%22panjandrum%7Cpanjandrums%22&dq=%22panjandrum%7Cpanjandrums%22&hl=en&ei=4E6ATsCCBojNmAXbud2iBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CE8Q6AEwCTg8|page=304

10. {{quote-book