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Webster 1913 Edition


Leet

Leet

(lēt)
,
obs.
imp.
of
Let
, to allow.
Chaucer.

Leet

,
Noun.
[Cf. AS.
hlēt
share, lot.]
A portion; a list, esp. a list of candidates for an office.
[Scot.]

Leet

,
Noun.
[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.
☞ 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

,
Noun.
[Etymol. uncertain.]
(Zool.)
The European pollock.

Webster 1828 Edition


Leet

LEET

,
Noun.
In Great Britain, a court. The court-leet or view of frankpledge, is a court of record held once a year and not oftener, within a particular hundred, lordship or manor, before the steward of the leet. Its original intent was to view the frankpledges or freemen within the liberty, to preserve the peace, and punish certain minute offenses. All freeholders within the precinct are obliged to attend this court.
The court-leet is for the most part superseded by the county court.

Definition 2024


leet

leet

See also: le'et

English

Noun

leet (plural leets)

  1. (Scotland) A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office.

Etymology 2

From Old English lēt, past tense of lǣtan (to let).

Verb

leet

  1. (obsolete) simple past tense of let

Etymology 3

Originated 1400–50 from late Middle English lete (meeting), from Anglo-Norman lete and Medieval Latin leta, possibly from Old English gelǣte (crossroads).

Noun

leet (plural leets)

  1. (Britain, obsolete) A regular court in which the certain lords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction.

Etymology 4

Noun

leet (plural leets)

  1. The European pollock.

Etymology 5

An aphetic form of elite, respelled according to leetspeak conventions.

Alternative forms

Noun

leet (plural leets)

  1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of leetspeak.

Adjective

leet (comparative more leet, superlative most leet)

  1. Of or relating to leetspeak.
  2. (slang) Possessing outstanding skill in a field; expert, masterful.
  3. (slang) Having superior social rank over others; upper class, elite.
  4. (slang) Awesome, typically to describe a feat of skill; cool, sweet.

References

  • leet” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  • "leet" in the Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, MICRA, 1996, 1998.

Anagrams


Luxembourgish

Verb

leet

  1. inflection of leeden:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person singular and plural imperative

Verb

leet

  1. inflection of leeën:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person plural present indicative
    3. second-person plural imperative

Norwegian

Verb

leet

  1. Past tense and past participle of lee

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian let, from Proto-Germanic *lataz. More at late.

Adjective

leet

  1. late

Related terms


Scots

Etymology

Compare Old English hlēte (share, lot).

Noun

leet (plural leets)

  1. a list