Lett

[let]

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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Historical Examples of lett

Lett walked in and the Idaho man had his gun up in a second.
Policing the Plains
R.G. MacBeth
There was a grapple and a fall, but when they got up Lett had the Idaho "gun" in his hand.
Policing the Plains
R.G. MacBeth
No one knew just how it happened, but Lett sprang at the desperado.
Policing the Plains
R.G. MacBeth
Spanish paper was to lett him know what Rout he was to Steer.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period
Various
I cannot tell by your letter whether the mills, lett at 20l.
Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853
Various

British Dictionary definitions for lett

Lett

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.