leet

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Etymology 1

Compare Old English hlt (share, lot).

[edit] Noun

Singular
leet

Plural
leets

leet (plural leets)

  1. (Scottish) A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office.

[edit] Verb

leet

  1. (obsolete) Simple past of let.

[edit] Etymology 2

Originated 1400–50 from late Middle English lete (meeting), from Anglo-Norman lete and Mediaeval Latin leta, possibly from Old English gelǣte (crossroads).

[edit] Noun

Singular
leet

Plural
leets

leet (plural leets)

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

[edit] Etymology 3

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[edit] Noun

Singular
leet

Plural
leets

leet (plural leets)

  1. (zoology) The European pollock.

[edit] Etymology 4

An aphetic form of elite.

[edit] Alternative spellings

[edit] Adjective

leet (comparative more leet, superlative most leet)

Positive
leet

Comparative
more leet

Superlative
most leet

  1. Of or related to leetspeak.
  2. Possessing outstanding skill in a field; expert, masterful.
  3. Having superior social rank over others; upper class, elite.
  4. Awesome, typically to describe a feat of skill; cool, sweet.

[edit] Noun

Singular
leet

Plural
uncountable

leet (uncountable)

  1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of leetspeak.

[edit] References

  • leet” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  • "leet" in the Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, MICRA, 1996, 1998.

[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Verb

leet

  1. Past tense and past participle of lee.

[edit] Scots

[edit] Etymology

Compare Old English hlt (share, lot).

[edit] Noun

leet (plural leets)

Singular
leet

Plural
leets

  1. a list
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