What does "leet" mean?

Leet: of Let, to allow. Chaucer.

Additional senses

  1. 2.A portion; a list, esp. a list of candidates for an office. [Scot.]
  2. 3.A court-leet; the district within the jurisdiction of a court- leet; the day on which a court-leet is held. Shak. 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. Leet ale, a feast or merrymaking in time of leet. [Obs.]
  3. 4.The European pollock.

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