losengerie
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French losengerie; equivalent to losengen + -erie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔˌzɛnd͡ʒ(ə)ˈriː(ə)/, /lɔˈzɛnd͡ʒ(ə)riː(ə)/
Noun
losengerie (uncountable)
- Flattery; deceit; trickery.
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Parson's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, section 40, line 613:
- Flatereres been the develes norices, that norissen hise children with milk of losengerie.
- Flatterers are the devil's nurses, that nourish his children with milk of deceit.
- late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Parson's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, section 40, line 613:
- (rare) licentiousness
References
- “lō̆senǧerī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old French
Noun
losengerie oblique singular, f (oblique plural losengeries, nominative singular losengerie, nominative plural losengeries)
- flattery; especially flattery intended to deceive or trick
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