MALENGINE

Etymology

Noun

malengine (uncountable)

(archaic) Evil intent, bad intention; fraud, deceit.

Anagrams

• Mengelian, enameling, meningeal

Source: Wiktionary


Ma*len"gine, n. Etym: [OF. malengin; L. malus bad, evil + ingenium natural capacity. See Engine.]

Definition: Evil machination; guile; deceit. [Obs.] Gower.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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