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Webster 1913 Edition

Parvenu

Par′ve-nuˊ

,

Noun.

[F., prop. p. p. of

parvenir

to attain to, to succeed, to rise to high station, L.

pervenire

to come to;

per

through +

venire

to come. See

, prep., and

.]

An upstart; a man newly risen into notice.