Wyclif (Jer. xv. 10).
U"sure (?), n. [F.] Usury. [Obs.] Wyclif.
Foul usure and lucre of villainy.
Chaucer.
U"su*rer (?), n. [F. usurier, LL. usurarius. See Usury, and cf.
Usurarious.]
1. One who lends money and takes interest for it; a money lender.
[Obs.]
If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt
not be to him as a usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
Ex. xxii. 25.
2. One who lends money at a rate of interest beyond that established by
law; one who exacts an exorbitant rate of interest for the use of
money.
He was wont to call me usurer.
Shak.