Looks like gibberish to you? Here's what it all means: 'Jackanape' was a word for someone pompous, jumped-up and ridiculous - someone who thought too much of themself. It came from the nickname of a medieval Duke of Suffolk, William de la Pole. He was an unpopular social climber, who ended up being beheaded by Henry VI. William's coat of arms featured a chained monkey, then called a 'jack ape' or 'jack nape.' This led to Jack Napis becoming William's nickname.
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