■ noun a person who is blamed or punished for the faults or incompetence of others.
Origin
C17: orig. denoting a boy educated with a young prince and punished instead of him.
■ noun a person who is blamed or punished for the faults or incompetence of others.
Origin
C17: orig. denoting a boy educated with a young prince and punished instead of him.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004