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† ˈLessian, a. Obs.
[f. name of Leonard Lessi-us (died 1623) + -an.]
Of or pertaining to Lessius, esp. in Lessian diet (see quot. 1656).
1655Bayly Life Fisher i. 3 Austerely curbing his wanton appetite with the most spare and Lessian dyet. 1656Blount Glossogr., Lessian, pertaining to Lessius, a modern Writer, who wrote a Rule of severe temperance, wherein he prescribed Fourteen Ounces every day, whence that is called a Lessian Diet. 1677Temple Ess., Gout Wks. 1731 I. 144 Nor can this be determined by Measures and Weights, or any general Lessian Rules. a1694Tillotson Serm. Evil Covetousness Wks. 1717 I. 264 All the Religion he values himself upon, is a strict observance of the Lessian diet, which he recommends to those few that can deny themselves to Dine with him. |