\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.