league, conference
(noun) an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
league
(noun) an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
league
(noun) an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)
league
(verb) unite to form a league
Source: WordNet® 3.1
league (plural leagues)
A group or association of cooperating members.
(sports) An organization of sports teams which play against one another for a championship.
(informal, rugby) Ellipsis of rugby league.
(often in the negative) A class or type of people or things that are evenly matched or on the same level.
A prefecture-level administrative unit in Inner Mongolia (Chinese: 盟).
league (third-person singular simple present leagues, present participle leaguing, simple past and past participle leagued)
To form an association; to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support.
league (plural leagues)
(measurement) The distance that a person can walk in one hour, commonly taken to be approximately three English miles (about five kilometers).
A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league.
League (plural Leagues)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, League is the 13795th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2192 individuals. League is most common among White (88.41%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
League, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. legue, lieue, a measure of length, F. lieue, Pr. lega, legua, It. & LL. lega, Sp. legua, Pg. legoa, legua; all fr. LL. leuca, of Celtic origin: cf. Arm. leo, lev (perh. from French), Ir.leige (perh. from English); also Ir. & Gael. leac a flag, a broad, flat stone, W. llech, -- such stones having perh. served as a sort of milestone (cf. Cromlech).]
1. A measure of length or distance, varying in different countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of 5.280 feet each, and used (as a land measure) chiefly on the continent of Europe, and in the Spanish parts of America. The marine league of England and the United States is equal to three marine, or geographical, miles of 6080 feet each.
Note: The English land league is equal to three English statute miles. The Spanish and French leagues vary in each country according to usage and the kind of measurement to which they are applied. The Dutch and German leagues contain about four geographical miles, or about 4.6 English statute miles.
2. A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league. [Obs.]
League, n. Etym: [F.ligue, LL. liga, fr. L. ligare to bind; cf. Sp. liga. Cf. Ally a confederate, Ligature.]
Definition: An alliance or combination of two or more nations, parties, or persons, for the accomplishment of a purpose which requires a continued course of action, as for mutual defense, or for furtherance of commercial, religious, or political interests, etc. And let there be 'Twixt us and them no league, nor amity. Denham.
Note: A league may be offensive or defensive, or both; offensive, when the parties agree to unite in attacking a common enemy; defensive, when they agree to a mutual defense of each other against an enemy. The Holy League, an alliance of Roman Catholics formed in 1576 by influence of the Duke of Guise for the exclusion of Protestants from the throne of France.
– Solemn League and Covenant. See Covenant,2.
– The land league, an association, organized in Dublin in 1879, to promote the interests of the Irish tenantry, its avowed objects being to secure fixity of tenure fair rent, and free sale of the tenants' interest. It was declared illegal by Parliament, but vigorous prosecutions have failed to suppress it.
Syn.
РAlliance; confederacy; confederation; coalition; combination; compact; co̦peration.
League, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Leagued; p. pr. & vb. n. Leaguing.] Etym: [Cf. F. se liguer. See 2d League.]
Definition: To unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support; to confederate South.
League, v. t.
Definition: To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to unite; as, common interests will league heterogeneous elements.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
