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| Knight of Pyth·i·as [ nt əv píthee əss ] |
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member of fraternal organization: a member of a benevolent and fraternal organization for men, founded in the 1860s
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| [After a man from Syracuse in the 4th century bc who, according to legend, was sentenced to death, bailed by his friend Damon who was to be executed in his place, returned just in time to prevent this, and was then reprieved] |
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