Leasing,
n. [AS.
leásung, fr.
leás loose, false, deceitful. See
-less,
Loose,
a.].
The act of lying; falsehood; a lie or lies.
Spenser. [
1913 Webster]
"Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing."
[1913 Webster]
"Blessed be the lips that such a leasing told."
[1913 Webster]
Leasing making (Scots Law), the uttering of lies or libels upon the personal character of the sovereign, his court, or his family. Bp. Burnet.