his nibs
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Someone who gives a command or makes a demand, often one who acts in a self-important manner, sometimes one with authority; - used mockingly as a jocose term, as if a title of honor, but not usually in the presence of the person referred to, and usually indicating resentment or contempt. |
See also: Nib
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.