Leet
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Leet
(Eng. Hist) A court-leet; the district within the jurisdiction of a court-leet; the day on which a court-leet is held.☞ The original intent of the court-leet was to view the frankpledges or freemen within the liberty; hence calledthe view of frankpledge . Latterly it has fallen into almost entire disuse. -
Leet
A portion; a list, esp. a list of candidates for an office. -
Leet
lēt of Let, to allow. -
Leet
(Zoöl) The European pollock.
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leet
An ancient English court; originally, the assembly of the men of a township for administering the law of the community. See court-leet. -
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leet
The district subject to the jurisdiction of a court-leet. -
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leet
The day on which a court-leet was held; also, the right to hold such a court, which in later times could be granted to a baron. -
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leet
One portion; a lot. -
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leet
A list of candidates for any office. -
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leet
See leat. -
leet
A dialectal form of lite, little. -
leet
To let on; pretend; feign. -
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leet
A dialectal form of light. -
leet
A dialectal form of light.
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Leet
(prov.) a trench for bringing water to a mill-wheel. -
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Leet
lēt (Scot.) a selected list of candidates for an office -
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Leet
lēt an ancient English court, esp. the assembly of the men of a township: the district subject to such: the right to hold such a court
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary LL. leta,. Cf. F. lit de justice, a solemn sitting of the king in Parliament, L. lis, litis, a lawsuit, It., Sp., & Pg. lite,
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. lǽth.
A dedication and ribbon cutting for the newly completed Phyllis and Richard Leet Center for Children and Families on Saturday. maryvilledailyforum.com
Dick and Phyllis Leet met back in the '40's at a chemistry lab at Northwest Missouri State. kxcv.org
Elaine Leet, a teacher at Mariam Boyd School in Warren County, North Carolina. nea.org
From Letter from Leete's Island. harpers.org
Pictured are (from left) the Honorable John B Leete, the senior judge of Potter County. punxsutawneyspirit.com
Leete (2007): “Income Volatility and Food Insufficiency in U.S.
Changes in the Distribution of Income Volatility
The children of leet men to be leet men for ever, while every free man is to have power over his negro slaves. "A True Hero" by
On the train I fell in with Mr. Leet, who was on his way to his place of business. "The House" by
Teck chair, M'sieur; dry you'se'f leet beet. "At Fault" by
My name is Leete, Dr. Leete they call me. "Looking Backward" by
Happen tha could find a bit o' leet work, as ud keep thee owt o' th' Union. "That Lass O' Lowrie's" by
And 'ow does my leet-tel Clo-teel-da? "Happy-Thought Hall" by
We were a happy, noisy gang, and undoubtedly gave poor Mrs. Leete a great deal of trouble. "A Son of the Middle Border" by
Walshe, Edith Haigh, Blanche C., H. Krause, Fannie L. D., Eddie A. Leet. "Harper's Young People, July 27, 1880" by
Leet, Maj., on Sandusky campaign, 330. "Chronicles of Border Warfare" by
Noo I ha'e her, and she's leet as swansdoon aifter a'. "The Sapphire Cross" by
An' ther's carriages standin bi'th scoor,
An' all th' windows are blazin wi leet,
But they seldom give dinners to th' poor.
An aw seem to live ovver once mooar;
Them days when mi futer wor all seemin breet,
An aw thowt nowt but joy wor i' stooar.
Wor enuff for thi sunshine throo life;
An tha tell'd me tha wanted to mak me a queen,--
But it seems 'at tha wanted a wife."
Todlin' whoam content an' cant
Wi' mi' yed I' mi hat
an' mi feet i' mi shoon
Todim' whoam bi' t' leet o' th' moon
I'm fain to be todlin' whoam
Ne'er dream'd in a beuk wi' the public to meet;
Tho' keepin' a public, his wits he had tint
At thocht o' himsel' an' his public in print.
An' thrust us back in our owd misery,
May t' tears o' our deead childer thin thy blooid,
An' t' curse o' t' "hungry forties" leet on thee.