quidnunc
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Quidnunc, kwid′nungk, n. one always on the lookout for news: one who pretends to know all occurrences.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Quidnunc, no doubt, was the father of Lady Emily's children; but were those children human?
From Lore of Proserpine by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
The next moment Quidnunc flashed to her side.
From Lore of Proserpine by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
I have not personally come across any other cases where a male fairy took upon him the burden of a man than that of Quidnunc.
From Lore of Proserpine by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
Even there I have never been satisfied that Quidnunc became man to the extent that Mrs. Ventris did.
From Lore of Proserpine by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
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