Chapter Jane Eyre to Jeames of J by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

Je Maintiendrai (I will maintain). The motto of the House of Nassau. When William III. came to England he retained the motto, but added to it, "I will maintain the liberties of England and the Protestant religion. "

Je ne Sais Quoi An indescribable something; as "There was a je ne sais quoi about him which made us dislike him at first sight."

Jeames (1 syl.). Any flunkey. Sometimes the Morning Post is so called.
   Thackeray wrote Jeames's Diary (published in Punch, of which Jeames de la Pluche was the hero.