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''QUEEN'': Ay, that’s a [[confi]] indeed, for he doth nothing but<br> | |||
Talk of his [[indemnities]]; and he makes it a great<br> | |||
[[Appropriation]] to his own large part, that he can<br> | |||
[[Injunction|Injunct]] himself. <br> | |||
''HERCULIO'': 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. 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]]”). |