Definition of Panjandrum

1. Noun. An important or influential (and often overbearing) person.


Definition of Panjandrum

1. Noun. An important, powerful or influential person. ¹

2. Noun. A self-important or pretentious person. ¹

3. Noun. (military) A massive, rocket-propelled, explosive-laden cart designed by the British military during World War II. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Panjandrum

1. [n -DRA or -DRUMS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Panjandrum

panino
paniolo
paniolos
panipuri
panipuris
panisc
paniscs
panisidine
panisk
panisks
panislam
panislams
panitumumab
panivorous
panjandra
panjandrum (current term)
panjandrums
panko
pankration
panleukopaenia
panleukopenia
panleukopenia virus of cats
panleukopenias
panlike
panlingual
panlinguistic
panlobular emphysema
panmictic
panmixes
panmixia

Literary usage of Panjandrum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Historical and Biographical Essays by John Forster (1858)
"... marriage with the barber, or perhaps, even after proceeding so far, have been tripped up by the Grand panjandrum with the little round button at top. ..."

2. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1878)
"... THE GREAT panjandrum. SOME few months ago it was our fortune to enter one of those great London halls that are put to a variety of uses, and manage to ..."

3. An American Girl Abroad by Adeline Trafton (1872)
"The Great panjandrum himself. — Johnson and the pump. — St. Paul's. — Wellington's funeral car. — The Whispering Gallery. — The bell. ..."

4. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft (1909)
"One player is chosen to be the panjandrum, an important personage requiring a body guard. Two other players are chosen to be the guard. ..."

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