Friday, July 22, 2016

Today's words

usufruct /YOO-zuh-frukt/ - 1 : the legal right of using and enjoying the fruits or profits of something belonging to another  2 : the right to use or enjoy something
A newish WOTD. I'm pretty sure I have encountered it before, but I'll take it.
kleptocracy /\klep-ˈtä-krə-sē/ - government by those who seek chiefly status and personal gain at the expense of the governed; also :  a particular government of this kind
. . . or by those who steal from the governed (klepto)

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