Parʹvenuʹ (French).

An upstart; one who has risen from the ranks.

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Parting
Parting Cup (A)
Partington
Partlet
Partridge
Partridge’s Day (St.)
Partula
Parturiunt Montes
Party
Party Spirit
Parvenu (French)
Parvis (London)
Parviz [Victorious]
Parysatis
Pascal’s Thoughts
Pasch Eggs (pron. Pask)
Pasha of Three Tails (A)
Pasque Eggs
Pasquinade
Pass
Passe Brewell