Leet

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pollack \Pol"lack\, n. [Cf. G. & D. pollack, and Gael. pollag a
     little pool, a sort of fish.] (Zool.)
     (a) A marine gadoid food fish of Europe ({Pollachius
         virens}). Called also {greenfish}, {greenling}, {lait},
         {leet}, {lob}, {lythe}, and {whiting pollack}.
     (b) The American pollock; the coalfish.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Leet \Leet\ (l[=e]t), obs. imp.
     of {Let}, to allow. --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Leet \Leet\, n. [Cf. AS. hl[=e]t share, lot.]
     A portion; a list, esp. a list of candidates for an office.
     [Scot.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Leet \Leet\, n. [LL. leta. Cf. F. lit de justice a solemn
     sitting of the king in Parliament, L. lis, litis, a lawsuit,
     It., Sp., & Pg. lite.] (Eng. Hist.)
     A court-leet; the district within the jurisdiction of a
     court-leet; the day on which a court-leet is held. --Shak.
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     Note: The original intent of the court-leet was to view the
           frankpledges or freemen within the liberty; hence
           called the view of frankpledge. Latterly it has fallen
           into almost entire disuse. --Burrill. Warren's
           Blackstone.
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     {Leet ale}, a feast or merrymaking in time of leet. [Obs.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Leet \Leet\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)
     The European pollock.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lythe \Lythe\ (l[imac]th), n. (Zool.)
     The European pollack; -- called also {laith}, and {leet}.
     [Scot.]
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  leet
       
          {elite}