slandre

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A form of slander — A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nounslandre (plural slandres)

plural slandres

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of slander.
verbslandre (third-person singular simple present slandres, present participle slandring, simple past and past participle slandred)

present singular third person slandres · participle present slandring · participle past slandred · past slandred

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of slander.

    What yow are I kan not tell; but, a my honestie, I am ashaymd of it and sory for it, that yow should so slandre the name of childer, and deceive your elders, which have an eye unto yow to note and folow your maners, as thei are advertysed by the wordes of Christ.

    1558, Two sermons Preached by the Boy Bishop, page 23

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Chicago

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