zed

[zed]

noun Chiefly British.

the letter Z or z.
a Z-bar.

Origin of zed

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French zede < Latin zēta < Greek zêta zeta

Zed

[zed]

noun

a male given name, form of Zedekiah.

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Examples from the Web for zed

Historical Examples of zed

I called it "zed," but the editor said it was "zee," and I did not argue the point.
The Book of the Bush
George Dunderdale
It seemed to meak me veel merryish, an' I zed, "What's to pay, young 'ooman?"
A Cotswold Village
J. Arthur Gibbs
An' zo a zed a 'oodden bide yer no longer, fur ef a did her'd never let un gwo.
A Glossary of Words used in the County of Wiltshire
George Edward Dartnell
Zed, zed, n. the letter Z, also called zee and izzard: a bar of metal of form similar to the letter Z.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)
Various
Fifty years later, I was dating Lil, another redhead, but Zed was my first.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for zed

zed

noun

the British spoken form of the letter zUS word: zee

Word Origin for zed

C15: from Old French zede, via Late Latin from Greek zēta

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Word Origin and History for zed

c.1400, from Middle French zede, from Late Latin zeta, from Greek zeta, from Hebrew zayin, letter name, literally "weapon;" so called in reference to the shape of this letter in ancient Hebrew. U.S. pronunciation zee is first attested 1670s. Other dialectal names for the letter are izzard, ezod, uzzard, and zod.