PARVENU:
■ noun
1. A person of obscure origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity.
2. A person who has suddenly risen to a higher social and economic class and has not yet gained social acceptance by others in that class.
Eg. A middle-aged man of very respectable appearance, but with the stamp of parvenu upon him, none accepted him.
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EQUIPAGE:
■ noun
archaic equipment.
historical a carriage and horses with attendants.
Eg.Some little time being lost in seeking our own equipage, we reached the hotel perhaps about ten minutes after these strangers.
