Zounds (exclamation) (archaic)
zow-nds
Expressing surprise or indignation.
Late 16th century: contraction from (God)’s wounds (i.e. those of Christ on the Cross).
Example sentences
“Zounds! You nearly hit that iceberg then.”
Tripartite (adj) triy-part-iyt Divided into or consisting of three parts. Agreed by three parties. 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin tripartītus divided into three parts, equivalent to tri- tri- +…
