leasing

noun

1. (archaic)A lie; the act of lying, falsehood.

   “fy on þi lawe / For al by lesynges þow lyuest · and lecherouse werkes.”

   “Then ren they with leſinges, and blow them about, With, ‘He wrate ſuche a bil withouten dout’, With, ‘I can tel you what ſuch a man ſaid, And you knew all ye would be ill apayd’.”

   “Shewes, visions, sooth-sayes, and prophesies; / And all that fained is, as leasings, tales, and lies.”

2. (countable, form-of, gerund, uncountable)gerund of lease

verb

1. (form-of, participle, present)present participle of lease (“to tell lies”)
2. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of lease