losengerie

Middle English

Alternative forms

losengery, losengerye, losengri, losengrye, losyngeri, losyngerie, lozengerie

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.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)
(rare) licentiousness

References

“lō̆senǧerī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Noun

losengerie f (oblique plural losengeries, nominative singular losengerie, nominative plural losengeries)

flattery; especially flattery intended to deceive or trick

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