leet
1[ leet ]
/ 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.
Nearby words
leer, leery, lees, lees summit, leesburg, leet, leetspeak, leeuwarden, leeuwenhoek, leeward, leeward islands
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)
Definition for leet (2 of 3)
Definition for leet (3 of 3)
leetspeak
[ leet-speek ]
/ ˈlitˌspik /
noun Digital Technology.
a coded spelling system and language used in very informal communications on the Internet, featuring letters combined with numbers or special characters in place of letters that they may resemble, and including inventive misspellings, jargon, and slang.
the spelling conventions and jargon of this system and language.
Also called leet, l33t, 1337.
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British Dictionary definitions for leet (1 of 4)
leet
1/ (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 4)
leet
2/ (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 4)
leet
3/ (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
British Dictionary definitions for leet (4 of 4)
leetspeak
/ (ˈliːtˌspiːk) /
noun
a jargon used by some internet groups, in which standard English is translated into a mixture of letters, numerals, and symbols found on a computer keyboardAlso called: 1337
Word Origin for leetspeak
C20: from elite + -speak
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