mountebanking1
/ˈmaʊntɪˌbaŋkɪŋ/noun
Behaviour, practice, or an act characteristic of a mountebank.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in John Lacy (c1615–1681), playwright and actor. From mountebank + -ing.
mountebanking2
/ˈmaʊntɪˌbaŋkɪŋ/adjective
Resembling a mountebank, that acts as a mountebank; that engages in trickery or persuasion characteristic of a mountebank.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Marston (bap. 1576, d. 1634), poet and playwright. From mountebank + -ing.