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Word: phraratanani (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...pistol lay at his left side. Courtiers who sniffed foul play remembered that Ananda was right handed. Although he had been thoroughly accustomed to handling firearms, the Siamese police and medical authorities pronounced his death "accidental." While his people grieved and the young queen mother, the Phraratanani Sri Sangwan, lay prostrate, Siam's new parliament met and chose his brother, Prince Phumiphon (pronounced: Poomipon) Aduldet, 18, as King...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SIAM: The King Is Dead | 6/17/1946 | See Source »

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