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Webster 1913 Edition
Leet
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.
The court-leet is for the most part superseded by the county court.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)
- (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
- (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)
- (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)
Etymology 5
An aphetic form of elite, respelled according to leetspeak conventions.
Alternative forms
Noun
leet (plural leets)
- (Internet slang) Abbreviation of leetspeak.
Adjective
leet (comparative more leet, superlative most leet)
- Of or relating to leetspeak.
- (slang) Possessing outstanding skill in a field; expert, masterful.
- (slang) Having superior social rank over others; upper class, elite.
- (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
- inflection of leeden:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person singular and plural imperative
Verb
leet
- inflection of leeën:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian let, from Proto-Germanic *lataz. More at late.
Adjective
leet
Related terms
- lääst
- leeter