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 Hen’ricans or Henricians.Henry (Poor), 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Henriette (3 syl.),
 
in the French language, means “a perfect woman.” The character is from Molière’s Femmes Savantes.   1
 


 Hen’ricans or Henricians.Henry (Poor), 

 
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