fainéant

Example Sentences

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Let me tell you, Lady Glencora, that a fainéant government is not the worst government that England can have.

From Phineas Finn The Irish Member by Trollope, Anthony

And whereas Sieyès condemned his grand functionary to the repose of a roi fainéant, Bonaparte secured to him practically all the powers assigned by Sieyès to the Consuls for Peace and for War.

From The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2) by Rose, John Holland

Then Aunt Ju took her seat, and was able for the next hour and a half to occupy her arm-chair with gratifying fainéant dignity.

From Is He Popenjoy? by Trollope, Anthony

The situation was that in which the fainéant king accepts the act of the mayor of the palace because it is Hobson’s choice.

From The Dust Flower by Kline, Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren)

Another example is Arthur, in some romances "the blameless king," in others un roi fainéant.

From Homer and His Age by Lang, Andrew