The Collaborative International Dictionary
Leasing making
Leasing \Leas"ing\, n. [AS. le['a]sung, fr. le['a]s 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.