leal

[ leel ]

/ lil /

adjective Scot.

loyal; true.

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Origin of leal

1250–1300; Middle English leel < Old French < Latin lēgālis legal; see loyal

OTHER WORDS FROM leal

leal·ly, adverble·al·ty

[lee-uh l-tee] /ˈli əl ti/, noun

Words nearby leal

leakage, leakance, leakey, leakproof, leaky, leal, leamington, leamington spa, lean, lean and hungry look, lean on

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Example sentences from the Web for leal

“The last thing I remember him saying was he did a good job,” Leal told People.
Ashton Kutcher’s History of Idiocy: Ubergate, Brownface, Joe Paterno, and More|Marlow Stern|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Leal was up before the count of 10 but then collapsed and soon thereafter fell into a coma.
Boxers, Be Brave and Quit Before Your Brain Turns to Mush|Gordon Marino|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Hirales, who was dominating the fight, had Leal down in the sixth round.
Boxers, Be Brave and Quit Before Your Brain Turns to Mush|Gordon Marino|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The previous week, Star had published a set of incriminating photos of Leal and Kutcher taken on the night in question.
Demi Moore’s Downward Spiral Since Her Split From Ashton Kutcher|Marlow Stern|July 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST

I have never been a flirting man, for which I may thank my father and mother, who aye were leal and true.
A Romance of Toronto|Annie Gregg Savigny
It's a remarkable story; and he's a beautiful little dog, and a leal one.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
Out of his realm came many of wise hearts and leal All the best men were gathered of the kingdom of Castile.
The Lay of the Cid|R. Selden Rose
The marriage itself is purely moral: I will betroth her to Me in righteousness and justice, in leal love and tender mercies.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of the Twelve Prophets, Vol. I|George Adam Smith
At the end of five years the leal Highlander was not only still remembered, but he had become a local celebrity.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson

British Dictionary definitions for leal

leal

/ (liːl) /

adjective

Scot loyal; faithful

Derived forms of leal

leally, adverblealty (ˈliːəltɪ), noun

Word Origin for leal

C13: from Old French leial, from Latin lēgālis legal; related to loyal

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