WARLORD

warlord

(noun) supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

warlord (plural warlords)

A high military officer in a warlike nation.

A local ruler or bandit leader usually where the government is weak.

Source: Wiktionary



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9 May 2025

RIGHT

(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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