usurie

Middle English

Alternative forms

usury, usurye, userie, usery, userye

Etymology

From Old French usurie, userie, from Latin ūsūria.

Noun

usurie (plural usuries)

To lend money in order to make interest; usury.

Synonyms

usure

Related terms

usurere

Descendants

English: usury

References

“ūsū̆rī(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-31.

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