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Webster 1913 Edition
Leger
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
,Adj.
Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident;
as,
. leger
ambassadorLeg′er
,Adj.
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
.Webster 1828 Edition
Leger
LEG'ER
,Noun.
A leger-line, in music, a line added to the staff of five lines, when more lines than five are wanted, for designating notes ascending or descending.
A leger-book, or leger, a book that lies in the counting house, the book into which merchants carry a summary of the accounts of the journal; usually written ledger.