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. late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Parson's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, section 40, line 613: (rare) licentiousness ==== References ==== “lō̆senǧerī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old French == === Noun === losengerie oblique singular, f (oblique plural losengeries, nominative singular losengerie, nominative plural losengeries) flattery; especially flattery intended to deceive or trick