Cozenage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkʌzənɪd͡ʒ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cozenage is a noun meaning (uncountable) The fact or practice of cozening; cheating, deception.
Meaning
(uncountable) The fact or practice of cozening; cheating, deception.
More Meanings
- (countable) An instance of cozening; a scam.
Example Sentences
They ſay this tovvne is full of coſenage: / As nimble Iuglers that deceiue the eie: […]
I ask you, What is human life? Is it not a maimed happiness—care and weariness, weariness and care, with a baseless expectation, the strange cozenage of a brighter tomorrow?
When I receive your Lines, my dear Princess, and find there Expressions of a Passion; though Reason and my own Immerit tell me, it must not be for me; yet is the Cozenage so pleasing to me, that I (brib'd by my own Desires) believe them still before the other.
Word Forms
- cozenages
Synonyms for cozenage
Depending on context, synonyms include scam.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scam, cozening, chicanery, cheat, trickery, rooking.
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