"lenocinant" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more lenocinant [comparative], most lenocinant [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin lenocinans, present participle of lenocinari (“to pander, cajole”), akin to leno (“pimp”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|lenocinans}} Latin lenocinans Head templates: {{en-adj}} lenocinant (comparative more lenocinant, superlative most lenocinant)
  1. (archaic, rare) Lewd; lascivious; lustful. Tags: archaic, rare
    Sense id: en-lenocinant-en-adj-4W86S16Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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