LEY

pasture, pastureland, grazing land, lea, ley

(noun) a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Ley

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ley is the 6,704th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5,037 individuals. Ley is most common among White (77.19%) and Hispanic/Latino (13.42%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Ely, lye, yel

Etymology 1

Noun

ley (plural leys)

Alternative spelling of lea

A ley line.

Adjective

ley (not comparable)

(agriculture) Fallow; unseeded.

(agriculture) Rotated to pasture instead of cropping.

Etymology 2

Noun

ley

Archaic form of lye.

Etymology 3

Noun

ley

(obsolete) Law.

Anagrams

• Ely, lye, yel

Source: Wiktionary


Ley, v. i.

Definition: , & i. To lay; to wager. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Ley, n. Etym: [OF.]

Definition: Law. Abbott.

Ley, n. [Obs.]

Definition: See Lye.

Ley, n.

Definition: Grass or meadow land; a lea.

Ley, a.

Definition: Fallow; unseeded. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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