Obs. Forms: 4 fool-largesse, 4–5 foly-larges(se, 5 folargesse. [f. prec. after LARGESSE.] Foolish lavishness, prodigality.
c. 1386. Chaucer, Pars. T., ¶ 740. 813. Men oughten eschue fool-largesse, that men clepen wast.
1422. trans. Secreta Secret., Priv. Priv. (E.E.T.S.), 134. Whan the Myses and the exspensis of folargesse ouer-Passyth the rentis reuenueth of the roialme and the receitis, than moste the kynge of his Peple har goodis take.
1525. Ld. Berners, Froiss., II. xxvi. 72. He neuer loued folly, outrage, nor foly larges.
