The Kai-Omurs dynasty of Persia was so called from the third of the line (Houshung), who was surnamed Paishdad, or the just lawgiver (B.C. 910–870). (See Kai Omurs.)
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
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