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Rehnquist

rehn·quist

US/ˈrɛˌnkwɪst/ uncommon

noun

1.

United States jurist who served as an associate justice on the United States Supreme Court from 1972 until 1986, when he was appointed chief justice (born in 1924)

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Origin

Americanized form of Swedish Rehnqvist, an ornamental surname composed of the elements ren (“strip of land”) + kvist (“twig”).

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