parvenu (French) nouveau riche; a person who has suddenly acquired wealth or power.
Patience the British name for the card game Solitaire.
Patroon a person who held a large estate with manorial rights under a grant from the Dutch government of New Netherland.
philippic a long, vehement speech, especially one of denunciation; harangue.
polonaise an eighteenth-century dress with the skirt divided in front and worn looped back over an elaborate underskirt.
probity uprightness in one's dealings; integrity.
proclivities natural or habitual tendencies or inclinations, especially toward something discreditable.
repast food and drink for a meal.
