PANJANDRUM


Meaning of PANJANDRUM in English

[ pan'dʒandrəm ]

■ noun a person who has or claims to have a great deal of authority or influence.

Origin

C19: from Grand Panjandrum , an invented phr. in a nonsense verse (1755) by Samuel Foote.

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