tantièmen.
/ˈtɒntjɛm/ rare.
A percentage or share, esp. of profits, royalties, etc.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > an allotted share, portion, or part > [noun] > of booty, spoils, or profits
fee14..
fleece1601
snappage1602
guile-shares1723
reg'lar1777
regular1811
share-out1864
corner1878
rake-off1887
split1889
tantième1897
cut1918
1897 G. B. Shaw Let. 8 Sept. (1965) I. 804 You would simply be robbing the deserving poor if you cut off my tantième.
1911 G. B. Shaw Lett. to Granville Barker (1956) 175 Where should I be if I had to live on my tantiemes.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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