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   Lease , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leased ; p. pr. & vb. n. Leasing.] [F. laisser, OF. laissier, lessier, to leave, transmit, L. laxare to loose, slacken, from laxus loose, wide. See Lax, and cf. Lesser.]
   To grant to another by lease the possession of, as of lands, tenements, and hereditaments; to let; to demise; as, a landowner leases a farm to a tenant; -- sometimes with out.
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   There were some [houses] that were leased out for three lives.
   Addison.
   
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   To hold under a lease; to take lease of; as, a tenant leases his land from the owner.
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   Leasing , n. [AS. leásung, fr. leás loose, false, deceitful. See -less, Loose, a.] The act of lying; falsehood; a lie or lies. [Archaic]
   Spenser.
   
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   Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing.
   Ps. v. 6.
   
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   Blessed be the lips that such a leasing told.
   Fairfax.
   
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   Leasing making (Scots Law), the uttering of lies or libels upon the personal character of the sovereign, his court, or his family.
   Bp. Burnet.
   
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