Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases, With Examples of Their Colloquial Use, and Illustrations From Various Authors, Vol. 2

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Excerpt from Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases, With Examples of Their Colloquial Use, and Illustrations From Various Authors, Vol. 2: To Which Are Added, the Customs of the CountyMadam. A designation formerly given by courtesy to elderly untitled ladies of the aristocracy, now growing obsolete. It is sometimes used as a word of reproach, or threat, particularly to children. You'll catch it, madam, if you do so, or, I'll give it you, madam, if you don't do as you're bid.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.