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Daschle's successor as Senate majority leader
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frist
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"a certain space of time," Old English frist , first "space of time, period; respite, truce" (compare Old Frisian first , Old High German frist , Old Norse frest ). Archaic from 16c. As a verb, "delay," from early 13c. (perhaps in Old English but unattested). ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Frist \Frist\ (fr[i^]st), v. t. [OE. fristen, firsten, to lend, give respite, postpone, AS. firstan to give respite to; akin to first time, G. frist, Icel. frest delay.] To sell upon credit, as goods. [R.] --Crabb.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Frist is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bill Frist (born 1952), American physician, businessman, and politician Patricia C. Frist , American businesswoman and philanthropist. Thomas F. Frist, Jr. (born c. 1939), American businessman ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. 1 (context obsolete English) A certain space or period of time; respite. 2 (context UK dialectal English) A delay; respite. 3 (context UK dialectal English) credit; trust. Etymology 2 vb. 1 (context transitive UK dialectal English) To sell ...
Usage examples of frist.
By supporting the Brownback bill, which would not only ban therapeutic cloning but criminalize it, many disease advocates, myself included, felt that Senator Frist was making the wrong decision both as a doctor and as a senator.
Daß es viel zu viele sind in der kurzen Frist, darüber sind wir uns einig.