Lease \Lease\ (l[=e]s), 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.]
1. 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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2. To hold under a lease; to take lease of; as, a tenant
leases his land from the owner.
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Leasing \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.
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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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