ELEVENS

Noun

elevens

plural of eleven

Source: Wiktionary


ELEVEN

E*lev"en, a. Etym: [OE. enleven, AS. endleofan, endlufon, for nleofan; akin to LG. eleve, ölwe, ölwen, D. elf, G. elf, eilf, OHG. einlif, Icel. ellifu, Sw. elfva, Dan. elleve, Goth. ainlif, cf. Lith. vënolika; and fr. the root of E. one + (prob.) a root signifying "to be left over, remain," appearing in E. loan, or perh. in leave, v. t., life. See One, and cf. Twelve.]

Definition: Ten and one added; as, eleven men.

E*lev"en, n.

1. The sum of ten and one; eleven units or objects.

2. A symbol representing eleven units, as 11 or xi.

3. (Cricket & American Football)

Definition: The eleven men selected to play on one side in a match, as the representatives of a club or a locality; as, the all-England eleven.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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