Cantillon
Richard
[ree-shar;; English rich-erd] /riˈʃar;; English ˈrɪtʃ ərd/ (Show IPA), c1680–1734, French economist, born in Ireland.
Contemporary Examples
Wine Snobs, There’s a Beer for You Jordan Salcito April 4, 2014
Historical Examples
Yule Logs Various
Skippy Bedelle Owen Johnson
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Adam Smith
The Place of Science in Modern Civilisation and Other Essays Thorstein Veblen
The Paliser case Edgar Saltus
Skippy Bedelle Owen Johnson
Yule Logs Various
Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland T. Crofton Crocker
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