leasing

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Noun, Verb (usu participle)

HYPHEN

leas=ing

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CIDE DICTIONARY

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.

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