leet Meaning, Definition & Usage

Leet obsolete imperfect
Definitions
  1. of Let, to allow. Chaucer.
Leet noun
Etymology
Cf. AS. hlt share, lot.
Definitions
  1. A portion; a list, esp. a list of candidates for an office. Scot.
Leet noun
Etymology
LL.leta. Cf. F. lit de justice a solemn sitting of the king in Parliament, L. lis, litis, a lawsuit, It., Sp., & Pg. lite.
Definitions
  1. (Eng. Hist.) A court-leet; the district within the jurisdiction of a court-leet; the day on which a court-leet is held. Shak. ✍ 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 noun
Etymology
Etymol. uncertain.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) The European pollock.

Webster 1913