dives

Definitions


[ˈdʌɪviːz], (Noun)

Definitions:
- used to refer to a typical or hypothetical rich man
(e.g: there must be rich and poor, Dives says, smacking his claret)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin, used in the Vulgate translation of the Bible (Luke 16)




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