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Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Leasing

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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Noah Porter, editor (Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913). Public domain. Text as transcribed by MICRA, Inc., from Project Gutenberg. Changed for Deep Dive Bible: Greek set in Greek letters; entries of one spelling made one article.