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leet |
7 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Leet \Leet\ (l[=e]t), obs. imp. of {Let}, to allow --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Leet \Leet\, n. [Cf. AS hl[=e]t share, lot.] A portion; a list, esp. a list of candidates for an office. [Scot.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Leet \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.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Leet \Leet\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo["o]l.) The European pollock. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lythe \Lythe\ (l[imac]th), n. (Zo["o]l.) The European pollack; -- called also {laith}, and {leet}. [Scot.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pollack \Pol"lack\, n. [Cf. G. & D. pollack, and Gael. pollag a little pool, a sort of fish.] (Zo["o]l.) a A marine gadoid food fish of Europe ({Pollachius virens}). Called also {greenfish}, {greenling}, {lait}, {leet}, {lob}, {lythe}, and {whiting pollack}. b The American pollock; the coalfish. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: leet {elite}
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