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one of His Majesty's bad bargains

one of His Majesty's bad bargains noun: an incapable (sick, etc.) or incompetent soldier.

Noun

one of His Majesty's bad bargains (plural not attested)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic, no plural, rare) An incapable (sick, etc.) or incompetent soldier.

Synonyms of one of His Majesty's bad bargains

Origin of one of His Majesty's bad bargains

Suggesting that the soldier is not worth the pay he receives (the King's shilling).

Questions about one of His Majesty's bad bargains

What does one of His Majesty's bad bargains mean?
One of His Majesty's bad bargains means an incapable (sick, etc.) or incompetent soldier.
What part of speech is one of His Majesty's bad bargains?
One of His Majesty's bad bargains is a noun.

Words near one of His Majesty's bad bargains in the dictionary

  1. one night with Venus, a lifetime with Mercury
  2. one ninth
  3. one o'clock
  4. one of a kind
  5. one of a kinds
  6. one of His Majesty's bad bargains
  7. one of Jehovah's Witnesses
  8. one of these days
  9. one of these fine days
  10. one of these odd-come-shortlies
  11. one of those days

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