BEZONIAN

Etymology

Noun

bezonian (plural bezonians)

(obsolete) A beggar, pauper, or rascal.

Pompey the Great; and Suffolk dies by pirates.

Source: Wiktionary


Be*zo"ni*an, n. Etym: [Cf. F. besoin need, want, It bisogno.]

Definition: A low fellow or scoundrel; a beggar. Great men oft die by vile bezonians. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 May 2025

EARTHSHAKING

(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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