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.
occipital bone the bone constituting the back and part of the base of the skull. See anatomic Table of Bones in the Appendices. parietal bone one of two bones forming the sides and roof of the cranium. See anatomic Table of Bones in the Appendices.