Exon (noun)
ek-son
(in Britain) one of four yeomen of the guard who act as commanding officers in the absence of higher authority.
1645–55; earlier exant, for French exempt (spelling altered to show French pronunciation)
Example sentences
“In 1834 he was appointed exon of the Yeomen of the Guard, which he held up to 1855.”
Meraki (Μεράκι) (Greek) (noun) me-rah-kee To do something with soul, creativity, and love. When someone cooks with meraki, builds with meraki, writes with meraki, they’ve poured themselves into it. Derived…
