Lett

[ let ]

/ lɛt /

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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).

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Other definitions for Lett (2 of 2)

Lett.

abbreviation

Lettish.

How to use Lett in a sentence

I have spooke to Sr Miles Cooke, who promises to lett me have your settlement to peruse, and to end matters fairly.
Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853|Various
We left, therefore, and passed the afternoon in various cafés, where Kulman introduced me to friends as a German-speaking Lett.
Eastern Nights - and Flights|Alan Bott
Besides it is not safe to lett any of the savages dwell betwene you and the sea least they be made guides to your enemies.
The Three Charters of the Virginia Company of London|Virginia 350th Anniversary Celebration Corporation
He bowed slightly as he came forward, and said, "You 're Mr. Goss-lett, ain't you?"
Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service|Charles James Lever

Lett me, yf yt be God's will, shew yt in taking leave of the world, and hasting after my frends.
The Town|Leigh Hunt

British Dictionary definitions for Lett

Lett

/ (lɛt) /

noun

another name for a Latvian

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