leet

1
[ leet ]

nounBritish Obsolete.
  1. a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.

  2. the area over which this jurisdiction extended, including the manor itself and, sometimes, nearby counties or shires.

Origin of leet

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1400–50; late Middle English lete meeting (of law court) <Anglo-French lete and Anglo-Latin leta (both perhaps <Old English gelǣte meeting of roads; compare wætergelǣt watercourse)

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Other definitions for leet (2 of 2)

leet2
[ leet ]

noun
  1. Digital Technology. leetspeak.

Origin of leet

2
First recorded in 1990–95; by shortening

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British Dictionary definitions for leet (1 of 3)

leet1

/ (liːt) /


nounEnglish history
  1. Also called: court-leet a special kind of manorial court that some lords were entitled to hold

  2. the jurisdiction of this court

Origin of leet

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C15: from Anglo-French, of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for leet (2 of 3)

leet2

/ (liːt) /


noun
  1. Scot a list of candidates for an office

Origin of leet

2
C15: perhaps from Anglo-French litte, variant of list 1

British Dictionary definitions for leet (3 of 3)

leet3

/ (liːt) /


noun
  1. short for leetspeak

adjective
  1. impassioned about and highly skilled in the field of advanced computer programming

Origin of leet

3
C20: see leetspeak

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