Millicent

//ˈmɪlɪsənt// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One thousandth of a cent (used in securities trading).
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A female given name from the Germanic languages used since the Middle Ages.

Example

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"Millicent adopts one new baby from a foreign country every year. It's a lot of effort to have someone live with you and shit on your carpet."

Etymology

From the Old French Melisende, from Old High German Amalasuntha, Amalaswintha, from the Proto-Germanic roots *amalą (“hard work”) + *swinþaz (“strong”).

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