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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024leet (lēt),USA pronunciation n. [Brit. Obs.]- British Terms, Governmenta special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- British Terms, Governmentthe area over which this jurisdiction extended, including the manor itself and, sometimes, nearby counties or shires.
- Old English gelǣte meeting of roads; compare wætergelǣt watercourse)
- Anglo-French lete and Anglo-Latin leta (both perh.
- late Middle English lete meeting (of law court) 1400–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: leet /liːt/ n - Scot a list of candidates for an office
Etymology: 15th Century: perhaps from Anglo-French litte, variant of list1 |