Fabian
adjective
Fa·bi·an ˈfā-bē-ən 
1
a
: of, relating to, or in the manner of the Roman general Quintus Fabius Maximus known for his defeat of Hannibal in the Second Punic War by the avoidance of decisive contests
b
: cautious, dilatory
2
[the Fabian Society; from the members' belief in slow rather than revolutionary change in government] : of, relating to, or being a society of socialists organized in England in 1884 to spread socialist principles gradually
Fabian noun
Fabianism
ˈfā-bē-ə-ˌni-zəm
noun 
Word History
First Known Use
1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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- double letter
- double liability