serendipidous --> freeholder

[Laurence Horn]

On Feb 8, 2012, at 4:14 PM, Victor Steinbok wrote:

> I don't know--I kind of like OED's "other" interpretation:
>
>> a man whose wife allows him to remain indefinitely in a tavern or
>> alehouse (and may accompany him there)
>
> It's listed as obsolete, but still...
>
>    VS-)

I hope I'm not the only one who keeps thinking "Board of Freeloaders"

LH
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> On 2/8/2012 3:16 PM, Ben Zimmer wrote:
>> Useful history here:
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_chosen_freeholders
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