Parvenu (noun)
pah-ven-oo
(derogatory) A person of humble origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity.
Early 19th century from French, literally ‘arrived’, past participle of parvenir, from Latin pervenire ‘come to, reach’.
Example sentences
“She’ll never be one of us, she doesn’t belong here and is nothing but a parvenu.”
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- +…
