losenger

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losenger

/ˈlɒzɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

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From Middle English losengeour, losenger, from Old French losengier, losengeor (“flatterer”), from Old French losengier (“to deceive, flatter”), from Old French losenge (“flattery”), from Frankish *lausungu (“deception, flattery”). Doublet of leasing ("lying, falsehood").

noun losengers

obsolete A flatterer or deceiver. To a fair pair of gallows, there to end their lives with shame, as a number of such other losengers had done.

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@misc{losenger_2026,
  title = {losenger},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/losenger},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}