Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913 + 1828)

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Leasing (Page: 839)

Leas"ing (?), n. [AS. leásung, fr. leás loose, false, deceitful. See -less, Loose, a.] The act of lying; falsehood; a lie or lies. [Archaic] Spenser.

Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing. Ps. v. 6.

Blessed be the lips that such a leasing told. Fairfax.

Leasing making (Scots Law), the uttering of lies or libels upon the personal character of the sovereign, his court, or his family. Bp. Burnet.

Displaying 1 result(s) from the 1828 edition:

LE''ASING, n. s as z.

Falsehood; lies. [Obsolete or nearly so.]