lenocinant
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin lenocinans, present participle of lenocinari (“to pander, cajole”), akin to leno (“pimp”).
Adjective[edit]
lenocinant (comparative more lenocinant, superlative most lenocinant)
- (archaic, rare) Lewd; lascivious; lustful.
- 1664, Henry More, A modest Enquiry into the Mystery of Iniquity, etc. (The Apology of Dr H. More. Wherein is contained ... a more general account of the manner and scope of his writings, etc.)., page 52:
- ( […] boldened by the counsel or example of their lenocinant Leaders) […]
- 1985, Jerold Savory, Patricia Marks, The Smiling Muse: Victoriana in the Comic Press, Associated University Presses, →ISBN, page 175:
- The arch-priest of a Muse lenocinant; […]
References[edit]
- “lenocinant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.