fainéant

Example Sentences

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The best answer can be found in the story of the Colony, for the General Assembly, at all events, has never been a fainéant ruler.

From The Long White Cloud by Reeves, William Pember

"Indeed, yes;—or you will be known to all posterity as the fainéant government."

From Phineas Finn The Irish Member by Trollope, Anthony

The lord no doubt was a fool, and filled the most foolish place in the world,—that of a silly fainéant earl.

From The Landleaguers by Trollope, Anthony

To be a fainéant ruler was in direct antagonism both to his conscience and his predilections.

From The Prime Minister by Trollope, Anthony

Doubtless the fainéant condition of nearly all the daimyōs at this time made the accomplishment of this event more easy.

From Japan by Murray, David