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{{smallcaps|Portia}}: Ay, that’s a [[confi]] indeed, for he doth nothing but<br> | {{smallcaps|Portia}}: Ay, that’s a [[confi]] indeed, for he doth nothing but<br> | ||
talk of his [[indemnities]]; and he makes it a great<br> | talk of his [[indemnities]]; and he makes it a great<br> | ||
[[appropriation]] to his own large part, that he can<br> | [[appropriation]] to his own large part, that he can<br> | ||
[[Injunction|injunct]] himself. I am much afear’d, my lady, his<br> | [[Injunction|injunct]] himself. I am much afear’d, my lady, his<br> | ||
mother played false with a [[rentsmith]]. | mother played false with a [[rentsmith]]. | ||
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:— Shakespeare, ''The Merchant of Tennis'', I,ii}}</div>{{d|Rentsmith|/rɛntsmɪθ/|n., derog|}} (also '''rentsmithing''', '''rentsmithery''') | |||
1. A [[rent-seeking]] [[legal eagle]]. One who justifies one’s place in the room by wordsmithing things which are fine as they are, especially if doing do makes things worse than they were in the first place (hence, an “[[iatrogenicist]]”). | 1. A [[rent-seeking]] [[legal eagle]]. One who justifies one’s place in the room by wordsmithing things which are fine as they are, especially if doing do makes things worse than they were in the first place (hence, an “[[iatrogenicist]]”). | ||
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Portia: Ay, that’s a confi indeed, for he doth nothing but
talk of his indemnities; and he makes it a great
appropriation to his own large part, that he can
injunct himself. I am much afear’d, my lady, his
mother played false with a rentsmith.
- — Shakespeare, The Merchant of Tennis, I,ii
Rentsmith
/rɛntsmɪθ/ (n., derog.)
(also rentsmithing, rentsmithery)
1. A rent-seeking legal eagle. One who justifies one’s place in the room by wordsmithing things which are fine as they are, especially if doing do makes things worse than they were in the first place (hence, an “iatrogenicist”).
2. (v., derog.) To act as a rentsmith. To peddle celery.