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leet
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/ lit /
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noun British Obsolete.
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
the area over which this jurisdiction extended, including the manor itself and, sometimes, nearby counties or shires.
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Origin of leet
11400–50; 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)
Words nearby leet
leery, lees, Leesburg, lee shore, Lees Summit, leet, lee tide, leetspeak, Leeuwarden, Leeuwenhoek, leeward
Other definitions for leet (2 of 2)
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British Dictionary definitions for leet (1 of 3)
leet1
/ (liːt) /
noun English history
Also called: court-leet a special kind of manorial court that some lords were entitled to hold
the jurisdiction of this court
Word Origin for leet
C15: from Anglo-French, of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for leet (2 of 3)
leet2
/ (liːt) /
noun
Scot a list of candidates for an office
Word Origin for leet
C15: perhaps from Anglo-French litte, variant of list 1
British Dictionary definitions for leet (3 of 3)
leet3
/ (liːt) /
noun
short for leetspeak
adjective
impassioned about and highly skilled in the field of advanced computer programming
Word Origin for leet
C20: see leetspeak
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