† lionse, v. Obs.
[? A back-formation from lioncel.]
trans. To whelp: said of a lioness.
| 1562 Leigh Armorie (1597) 44 It is saide that when they are first Lionsed, they sleepe continually three long Egyptian daies. 1688 R. Holme Armoury ii. 134/1 A Lioness Lionseth a Lioncell or Lions Whelp. |