- malengine
- noun
Etymology: Middle English malengin, from Middle French, deceit, from Old French, from mal bad + engin skill — more at mal-, engine
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malengine /mal-enˈjin/ (Spenser)noun1. Evil stratagem2. DeceitORIGIN: OFr malengin, from L malus, -um bad, and ingenium ingenuity
Useful english dictionary. 2012.