usurie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• usury, usurye, userie, usery, userye

Etymology

From Old French usurie, userie, from Latin ūsūria.

Noun

usurie (plural usuries)

1. 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.