noun

leasing

LEE-zihng

noun

An old or dialect word for lying or deceit.

"The old text warned against leasing and false witness."

How to Use Leasing

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAn archaic word for lying, not connected to modern "lease" (rent).

When to use it

Obsolete; not used in modern English outside historical or legal texts.

Easily confused with

leasing (renting)

leasings plural

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The old text warned against _____ and false witness.

From Old English lēasung, "lying, deceit," unrelated to the modern rental sense of lease.

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