Lett

[ let ]

/ lɛt /

noun

a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.

Latvian(def 3).

Lett.

Lettish.

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Examples from the Web for lett

And he sayde: I will not lett the goo/ excepte thou blesse me.
The First Boke of Moses called Genesis|William Tyndale
Mrs. Lett assures me that neither she nor her sister ever experienced a hallucination of the senses on any other occasion.
Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death|Frederick W. H. Myers
Lett us begyn at our selves, who longast hes continewed in this battell.
The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6)|John Knox
Lett walked in and the Idaho man had his gun up in a second.
Policing the Plains|R.G. MacBeth

Dr. Lewis called Mr. Lett out to de gate, an read de warrant to him.
Dixie After the War|Myrta Lockett Avary

British Dictionary definitions for lett

Lett

/ (lɛt) /

noun

another name for a Latvian

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Word Origin and History for lett

Lett

1831, from German Lette, from Old High German liuti "people" (German Leute). The native name is Latvji (see Latvia). Related: Lettic; Lettish.