LEET

Etymology 1

Noun

leet (plural leets)

(Scotland) A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves.

Etymology 2

Verb

leet

(obsolete) simple past tense of let

Etymology 3

Noun

leet (plural leets)

(British, obsolete) A regular court, more specifically a court-leet, in which certain lords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction.

Etymology 4

Noun

leet (plural leets)

(UK) The European pollock.

Etymology 5

Noun

leet (plural leets)

(obsolete) A place where roads meet or cross; intersection

Alternative form of leat (“watercourse”)

Etymology 6

Noun

leet (uncountable)

(Internet slang, dated) Abbreviation of leetspeak.

Adjective

leet (comparative leeter, superlative leetest)

Of or relating to leetspeak.

(slang) Possessing outstanding skill in a field; expert, masterful.

(slang) Having superior social rank over others; upper class, elite.

(slang) Awesome, typically to describe a feat of skill; cool, sweet.

Anagrams

• Teel, Tele, teel, tele, tele-

Proper noun

Leet (plural Leets)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Leet is the 15386^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1906 individuals. Leet is most common among White (93.55%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Teel, Tele, teel, tele, tele-

Source: Wiktionary

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Leet, obs. imp.

Definition: of Let, to allow. Chaucer.

Leet n. Etym: [Cf. AS. hl share, lot.]

Definition: A portion; a list, esp. a list of candidates for an office. [Scot.]

Leet, n. Etym: [LL.leta. Cf. F. lit de justice a solemn sitting of the king in Parliament, L. lis, litis, a lawsuit, It., Sp., & Pg. lite.] (Eng. Hist.)

Definition: A court-leet; the district within the jurisdiction of a court- leet; the day on which a court-leet is held. Shak.

Note: The original intent of the court-leet was to view the frankpledges or freemen within the liberty; hence called the view of frankpledge. Latterly it has fallen into almost entire disuse. Burrill. Warren's Blackstone. Leet ale, a feast or merrymaking in time of leet. [Obs.]

Leet, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The European pollock.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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