The Honourable Miss Lucretia MacTab. A poor Scotch relative of
Emily Worthington “on her deceased mother's side, and of the noble
blood of the MacTabs.” She lived on the Worthingtons, always snubbing
them for not appreciating the honour of such a noble hanger-on, and
always committing the most ludicrous mistakes from her extravagant
vanity and family pride. (George Colman: The Poor Gentleman.)
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