LEESE

Proper noun

Leese (plural Leeses)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Leese is the 25975th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 945 individuals. Leese is most common among White (95.45%) individuals.

Etymology 1

Verb

leese

(obsolete) To lose.

Etymology 2

Verb

leese (third-person singular simple present leeses, present participle leesing, simple past and past participle leesed)

(obsolete) To release, set free.

(obsolete) To loosen, unfasten.

Etymology 3

Verb

leese

(obsolete, transitive) To hurt.

Source: Wiktionary


Leese, v. t. Etym: [See Lose.]

Definition: To lose. [Obs.] They would rather leese their friend than their jest. Lord Burleigh.

Leese, v. t. Etym: [Cf. f. léser, L.laesus, p. p. of laedere.]

Definition: To hurt. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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