leet1
[leet]
- 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 leet1
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)
leet2
[leet]
- Digital Technology. leetspeak.
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leetspeak
[leet-speek]
- 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.
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Origin of leetspeak
Also called leet, l33t, 1337.
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Examples from the Web for leet
Contemporary Examples
“We have to be cognizant of the fact that we all could have conflict minerals in our products,” said Leet.
Historical Examples
But when I leet of a man, I's rather have him nor a hundred sec gentlemen as you!
A Son of HagarSir Hall Caine
On the train I fell in with Mr. Leet, who was on his way to his place of business.
The HouseEugene Field
Then I confided to Mr. Leet the object of my mission down-town.
The HouseEugene Field
"Then he is just the one to fix that City Hall matter for you," said Mr. Leet.
The HouseEugene Field
It was a question which has never been entirely solved in Church Leet to this day.
Johnny Ludlow, Sixth SeriesMrs. Henry Wood
leet1
- Also called: court-leet a special kind of manorial court that some lords were entitled to hold
- the jurisdiction of this court
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Word Origin
C15: from Anglo-French, of unknown origin
leet2
- Scot a list of candidates for an office
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Word Origin
C15: perhaps from Anglo-French litte, variant of list 1
leet3
- short for leetspeak
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- impassioned about and highly skilled in the field of advanced computer programming
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Word Origin
C20: see leetspeak
leetspeak
- 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
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Word Origin
C20: from elite + -speak
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Word Origin and History for leet
2
by 1997, ASCII alternative alphabet used mostly in Internet chat, derived from elite, and sometimes the word is used in that sense (e.g. in online gaming).
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1
in reference to special court proceedings, late 13c., from Anglo-French lete, Anglo-Latin leta, of unknown origin; OED suggests possible connection to let (v.).
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