About The Word Leet
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What's The Definition Of Leet?Synonyms | Synonyms for Leet: Related Terms | Find terms related to Leet: See Also | Leet In Webster's Dictionary \Leet\ (l[=e]t), obs. imp.
of {Let}, to allow. --Chaucer.
\Leet\, n. [Cf. AS. hl[=e]t share, lot.] A portion; a list, esp. a list of candidates for an office. [Scot.] \Leet\, n. [LL. leta. Cf. F. lit de justice a solemn sitting of the king in Parliament, L. lis, litis, a lawsuit, It., Sp., & Pg. lite.] (Eng. Hist.) A court-leet; the district within the jurisdiction of a court-leet; the day on which a court-leet is held. --Shak. Note: The original intent of the court-leet was to view the frankpledges or freemen within the liberty; hence called the view of frankpledge. Latterly it has fallen into almost entire disuse. --Burrill. Warren's Blackstone. {Leet ale}, a feast or merrymaking in time of leet. [Obs.] \Leet\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo["o]l.) The European pollock. |
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