2. Noun. (plural of fainéant) ¹
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Definition of Faineants
1. faineant [n] - See also: faineant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Faineants
Literary usage of Faineants
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Appleton's New Practical Cyclopedia: A New Work of Reference Based Upon the by George J Hagar (1910)
"faineants (ia-na-iln'). "do nothing," name applied to several Prankish sovereigns,
chiefly of the Merovingian dynasty. Thierry III of Austrasia and Burgundy ..."
2. The History of the Middle Ages by Victor Duruy (1891)
"Customs and Institutions introduced by the Germans among the Conquered Peoples.—Laws
of the Barbarians.—Decline of the Royal Authority: The " Rois faineants ..."
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