George Lucas, Rick McCallum, and casting director Robin Gurland auditioned over 200 actresses for the part of PadmÃ© Amidala. [11] They chose 16-year-old actress Natalie Portman to play the role. According to The Phantom Menace production notes, The role required a young woman who could be believable as the ruler of that planet, but at the same time be vulnerable and open.
Draconian is an adjective meaning great severity, that derives from Draco, an Athenian law scribe under whom small offenses had heavy punishments (Draconian laws). Draconian may also refer to: 1  Draconian (band) , a Death/doom metal band from Sweden. 2  Draconian (Doctor Who) , an extraterrestrial race from the Doctor Who television series. 3  Draconian (Dragonlance) , a fictional species in the Dragonlance setting.
Definition of PLACODERMI. : a class of extinct fishes with an armor of large bony plates and primitive jaw structures that has been taken as equivalent to Antiarcha plus Arthrodira but is now usually extended to include also the Acanthodii, Cycliae, and minor groups â compare chondrichthyes.â placÂ·oÂ·derÂ·moid adjective.ADVERTISEMENT.rigin of PLACODERMI. New Latin, from plac- + Greek derma skin â more at derm-. This word doesn't usually appear in our free dictionary, but the definition from our premium Unabridged Dictionary is offered here on a limited basis. Note that some information is displayed differently in the Unabridged.