MOUNTEBANKERY

Etymology

Noun

mountebankery (countable and uncountable, plural mountebankeries)

The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.

Source: Wiktionary


Mount"e*bank`er*y, n.

Definition: The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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