Thou slander of thy mother's heavy womb.
Shak.
3. (Law) Formerly, defamation generally, whether oral or written; in
modern usage, defamation by words spoken; utterance of false,
malicious, and defamatory words, tending to the damage and derogation
of another; calumny. See the Note under Defamation. Burril.
Slan"der (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slandered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Slandering.] 1. To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false
report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales
maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate.
O, do not slander him, for he is kind.
Shak.