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leger.

Light; slender, slim; trivial.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈlɛd͡ʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɛd͡ʒəɹ/General-American
  1. Light; slender, slim; trivial.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle French legier, from Old French legier, apparently from Late Latin *leviārium, from levis (“light in weight”). See levity.

adj/ˈlɛd͡ʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɛd͡ʒəɹ/General-American
  1. Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident.

    a leger ambassador
Where this word comes from

A variant of ledger.

noun/ˈlɛd͡ʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɛd͡ʒəɹ/General-American
  1. An ambassador or minister resident at a court or seat of government.

  2. Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place.

    obsolete
  3. Alternative form of ledger (“book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting records”).

    alt-of · alternative · obsolete
Where this word comes from

A variant of ledger.

verb/ˈlɛd͡ʒə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɛd͡ʒəɹ/General-American
  1. Alternative form of ledger (“to use (a certain type of bait) in bottom fishing; to engage in bottom fishing”).

    UK · alt-of · alternative · ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

A variant of ledger.

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