By the time anything resembling a language policy was introduced, English had already reached all corners of the globe. For example, English-speaking puritans were not the only Europeans to arrive in North America: Spanish, French, Dutch and German were also widely spoken.
immemorial - long past; beyond the limits of memory or tradition or recorded history; time immemorial. old - of long duration; not new; old tradition; old house; old wine; old country; old friendships; old money.
n, pl-mas or-mata (-mÉtÉ). 1. (Theology) a religious doctrine or system of doctrines proclaimed by ecclesiastical authority as true. 2. (Philosophy) a belief, principle, or doctrine or a code of beliefs, principles, or doctrines: Marxist dogma., pl-mas or-mata (-mÉtÉ). 1. (Theology) a religious doctrine or system of doctrines proclaimed by ecclesiastical authority as true. 2. (Philosophy) a belief, principle, or doctrine or a code of beliefs, principles, or doctrines: Marxist dogma.