leet.
A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves.
Meaning & usage
A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves.
Where this word comes from
From Scots leet, leit, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French lite, litte, variant of liste (“list”); or from Old Norse leiti, hleyti (“a share, portion”) (compare Old English hlēt (“share, lot”)); or an aphaeretic shortening of French élite.
A regular court, more specifically a court-leet, in which certain lords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction.
Where this word comes from
Originated 1400–50 from late Middle English lete (“meeting”), from Anglo-Norman lete and Medieval Latin leta (Anglo-Latin), possibly from Old English ġelǣte (“crossroads”).
The European pollock.
Where this word comes from
Jamieson mentions the alternative spellings lyth, lythe, laid, and laith, and connects it to a verb lythe (“to shelter”), as it "is frequently caught ... in deep holes among the rocks".
A place where roads meet or cross; intersection
Alternative form of leat (“watercourse”).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English lete, from Old English ġelǣt, ġelǣte, from Proto-Germanic *galētą, *lētą. More at leat.
Of or relating to leetspeak.
Possessing outstanding skill in a field; expert, masterful.
Having superior social rank over others; upper class, elite.
Awesome, typically to describe a feat of skill; cool, sweet.
Where this word comes from
Apheretic form of elite, respelled according to leetspeak conventions.
simple past of let
Where this word comes from
From Old English lēt, past tense of lǣtan (“to let”).
Abbreviation of leetspeak.
Where this word comes from
Apheretic form of elite, respelled according to leetspeak conventions.
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