About The Word Leger
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Leger
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What's The Definition Of Leger?
[n] French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955)
[n] a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" Synonyms | Synonyms for Leger: account book | book | book of account | Fernand Leger | ledger Related Terms | Find terms related to Leger: See Also | accounting | accounting system | cost ledger | daybook | general ledger | journal | method of accounting | painter | record | subsidiary ledger Leger In Webster's Dictionary \Leg"er\ (l[e^]j"[~e]r), n. [See {Ledger}.]
1. Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who,
remains in a place. [Obs.]
2. A minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of
government. [Written also {lieger}, {leiger}.] [Obs.]
Sir Edward Carne, the queen's leger at Rome.
--Fuller.
3. A ledger.
\Leg"er\, a. Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger ambassador. \Leg"er\, a. [F. l['e]ger, fr. LL. (assumed) leviarius, fr. L. levis light in weight. See {Levity}.] Light; slender; slim; trivial. [Obs. except in special phrases.] --Bacon. {Leger line} (Mus.), a line added above or below the staff to extend its compass; -- called also {added line}. |
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