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Meanings of faineant in English
Usage of faineant in English
1
They were the Mayors of that Palace; he only le roi faineant.
2
An habitual drunkard was more welcome at "raisings" and "logrollings" than a known faineant.
3
While a roi faineant may fulfil effectively all the essential duties of sovereignty, an autocrate faineant is an absurdity.
4
I wonder if the faineant Sultan who luxuriates at Langat knows anything of the sensationalism of his "yacht."
5
So long as I am in the chair, I cannot be a faineant or refuse to do anything and everything incidental to the position.
6
The Count de Faineant embraced me with more ardor than ever I was embraced by mortal man.
7
The Count de Faineant embraced me with more ardour than ever I was embraced by mortal man.
8
The Company contents itself with being Mayor of the Palace, while the Roi Faineant is suffered to play at being a sovereign.