PANJANDRUM


Meaning of PANJANDRUM in English

n.

Pronunciation: pan- ' jan-dr ə m

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -drums also -dra \ -dr ə \

Etymology: Grand Panjandrum, burlesque title of an imaginary personage in some nonsense lines by Samuel Foote

Date: 1856

: a powerful personage or pretentious official

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.