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MOTHER , mother the word is of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin mater and Greek mētēr.
like mother, like daughter proverbial saying… Alma Mater , alma mater the university, school, or college that one once attended. The phrase is recorded from the mid 17th century, in the general sense ‘someone… Mothering Sunday , Mothering Sunday. A derivative from Refreshment or Laetare Sunday, during Lent: the first words of the opening prayer of the mass are ‘Laetare Jerusa… Comnenus , Comnenus name of an imperial Byzantine dynasty of the 11th and 12th centuries. Amon (Egyptian deity) , a·mok / əˈmək; əˈmäk/ (also a·muck) • adv. (in phrase run amok) behave uncontrollably and disruptively: stone-throwing anarchists running amok | fig.… Beggar , Skip to main content
beggar
beggar a person who lives by asking for money or food.
beggar on horseback a formerly poor person made arrogant or corrup…
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