Both Uses of
upstart
in
The Return of the King
- I will not step down to be the dotard chamberlain of an upstart.†
Chpt 5.7 *
- You see our dad Mr. Peregrin, he's never had no truck with this Lotho, not from the beginning: said that if anyone was going to play the chief at this time of day, it would be the right Thain of the Shire and no upstart.†
Chpt 6.8
Definition:
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(upstart) someone who recently acquired power (or acts as though they did), and disrespects others