leud

English

Etymology

1750, from Medieval Latin leudēs (pl., “vassals or followers of the king”), from Frankish *liudi (“people”), from Proto-Germanic *liudiz (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)lewədh- (“man, people”). Cognate with Old High German liuti (“people, subordinates”), Old English lēod (“chief, man”). More at leod.

Pronunciation

• enPR: lo͞od, IPA: /luːd/, X-SAMPA: /lu:d/

• Rhymes: -uːd

Noun

leud (leuds or leudes)

1. a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages

Synonyms

• antrustion

Anagrams

• duel, lude

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

leud m (genitive leòid, plural leudan)

1. breadth, width

Derived terms

• a leud
• domhan-leud