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''QUEEN'': Ay, that’s a [[confi]] indeed, for he doth nothing <br> | |||
But talk along of his [[indemnities]]; <br> | |||
And he makes great [[appropriation]] to his own large part,<br> | |||
That he can [[Injunction|injunct]] himself. <br> | |||
''HERCULIO'': [[Triago]] may be big, my Liege, but I’ll warrant <br> | |||
Not ''that'' big. I am much afear’d, my lady, <br> | |||
His mother played false with a [[rentsmith]]. | |||
:— {{buchstein}}, {{dsh}}, I,ii}} | |||
{{d|Rentsmith|/rɛntsmɪθ/|n., derog|}} (also '''rentsmithing''', '''rentsmithery''') | |||
1. | 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 [[Celery peddler|peddle celery]]. | |||
3. '''Rentsmithee''' ''/rɛntsmɪθiː/'' (''n.''): One obliged to render rent to a rentsmith. A [[client]]. | |||
{{sa}} | {{sa}} | ||
*[[Rent-seeking]] | |||
*[[OneNDA]] | *[[OneNDA]] | ||
*[[Flannel]] | |||