† defenerationn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin dēfaenerāt- , dēfaenerāre , -ion suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin dēfaenerāt-, past participial stem of dēfaenerāre (also dēfēnerāre) to bring to ruin, exhaust by usury ( < dē- de- prefix + faenus , fēnus interest, usury: see fenerate v.) + -ion suffix¹.Blount (compare quot. 1656) gives a Latin form defoeneratio as the etymon, but this has not been traced.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

The action of borrowing or lending money at excessive rates of interest; usury.

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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Defeneration, a taking mony upon usury.

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Defeneration, the act of lending money on usury, the act of taking up money on usury.

1916 J. A. Ballentine Law Dict. Words, Terms, Abbrev. & Phrases 119/2 Defeneration, usurious lending.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	defeneration
释义	† defenerationn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin dēfaenerāt- , dēfaenerāre , -ion suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin dēfaenerāt-, past participial stem of dēfaenerāre (also dēfēnerāre) to bring to ruin, exhaust by usury ( < dē- de- prefix + faenus , fēnus interest, usury: see fenerate v.) + -ion suffix¹.Blount (compare quot. 1656) gives a Latin form defoeneratio as the etymon, but this has not been traced. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. The action of borrowing or lending money at excessive rates of interest; usury. ΚΠ 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Defeneration, a taking mony upon usury. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Defeneration, the act of lending money on usury, the act of taking up money on usury. 1916 J. A. Ballentine Law Dict. Words, Terms, Abbrev. & Phrases 119/2 Defeneration, usurious lending. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1656
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