vitalswatch
/ˈvaɪtəlzˌwɒtʃ/nounVerified NewThe continuous reading of an aged ruler's health signals — gait, absences, cancellations — as a political market.
Elites price the succession in real time: which hospital, which hand trembles, which meeting is quietly dropped. Whole factions are portfolios on one body.
Etym. — vitals + watch; watch as both observing and timepiece, since everyone is counting down.
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