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last resort
A final expedient or recourse to achieve some end or settle a difficulty. For example, If you don't improve, we'll try this new medication as a last resort. This term originally referred to a court of law from which there was no appeal. [Late 1600s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Emmeline | | EM-ə-leen, EM-ə-lien | English (Archaic) |
| Lycurgus | | - | Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Simoni | | - | Georgian |
| Rutger | | - | Dutch |
| Marzanna (1) | | - | Polish |
| Ahmose | | AH-mos (English) | Ancient Egyptian (Anglicized) |