assumed manners
1Manners bit — Manner Man ner, n. [OE. manere, F. mani[ e]re, from OF. manier, adj., manual, skillful, handy, fr. (assumed) LL. manarius, for L. manuarius belonging to the hand, fr. manus the hand. See {Manual}.] 1. Mode of action; way of performing or… …
2John Manners (MP) — John Manners (27 September 1730 – 23 September 1792) was an English politician, and the eldest natural son of Lord William Manners.In 1754, he replaced his father as Member of Parliament for Newark, which he represented until 1774.He married Lady …
3Charles Manners-Sutton — For the Speaker of the House of Commons, see Charles Manners Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury. Charles Manners Sutton Archbishop of Canterbury Enthroned 1805 …
4Thomas Manners-Sutton, 1st Baron Manners — Thomas Manners Sutton, 1st Baron Manners, PC (February 24, 1756 May 31, 1842), was a British lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1807 to 1827.Manners Sutton was the was the sixth son of Lord George Manners Sutton,… …
5To make one's manners — Manner Man ner, n. [OE. manere, F. mani[ e]re, from OF. manier, adj., manual, skillful, handy, fr. (assumed) LL. manarius, for L. manuarius belonging to the hand, fr. manus the hand. See {Manual}.] 1. Mode of action; way of performing or… …
6affectation — n. Pretension, airs, affectedness, mannerism, assumed manners, affected manner, pretence, false pretence, artificiality, unnaturalness, stiffness, finical air, mincingness, foppery …
7Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
8education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
9performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
10Rousseau (Jean-Jacques) and Burke — Jean Jacques Rousseau and Burke Ian Harris Those who thought about the social and political order directed their attention to a new centre of interest towards the end of the seventeenth century. It was not that speculation about political… …
