mountain party emerged
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
They disappeared with the coming of the Directory in 1799. Club-bearer, The. In Greek mythology Penphetes, the robber of Argolis, is so called because he murdered his victims with an iron club.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “mountain party emerged” mean?
They disappeared with the coming of the Directory in 1799. Club-bearer, The. In Greek mythology Penphetes, the robber of Argolis, is so called because he murdered his victims with an iron club.
Is “mountain party emerged” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.