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leet

leet is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.of Let, to allow. Chaucer.
  2. 2.A portion; a list, esp. a list of candidates for an office. [Scot.]
  3. 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.]
  4. 4.The European pollock.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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