noun
Etymology: Middle English malengin, from Middle French, deceit, from Old French, from mal bad + engin skill — more at mal- , engine
1. obsolete : evil machination
2. obsolete : guile , deceit
noun
Etymology: Middle English malengin, from Middle French, deceit, from Old French, from mal bad + engin skill — more at mal- , engine
1. obsolete : evil machination
2. obsolete : guile , deceit
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012