leet

See also: le'et

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liːt/
• Rhymes: -iːt

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Etymology 1

Compare Old English hlēte, *hlīete ‎(“share, lot”), cognate with Old Norse hleyti ‎(“share, portion”).

Noun

leet ‎(plural leets)

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

Etymology 2

From Old English lēt, past tense of lǣtan ‎(“to let”).

Verb

leet

1. (obsolete) simple past tense of let

Etymology 3

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

Noun

leet ‎(plural leets)

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

Etymology 4

Noun

leet ‎(plural leets)

1. The European pollock.

Etymology 5

An aphetic form of elite, respelled according to leetspeak conventions.

Alternative forms

• 1337, eleet, el337, l33t, 31337, and 3l33t.

Noun

leet ‎(plural leets)

1. (Internet slang) Abbreviation of leetspeak.

Adjective

leet ‎(comparative more leet, superlative most leet)

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

References

• “leet”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–.
• "leet" in the Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, MICRA, 1996, 1998.

Anagrams

• tele

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Luxembourgish

Verb

leet

1. inflection of leeden:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person plural present indicative
   3. second-person singular and plural imperative

Verb

leet

1. inflection of leeën:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person plural present indicative
   3. second-person plural imperative

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Norwegian

Verb

leet

1. Past tense and past participle of lee

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian let, from Proto-Germanic *lataz. More at late.

Adjective

leet

1. late

Related terms

• lääst
• leeter

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Scots

Etymology

Compare Old English hlēte ‎(“share, lot”).

Noun

leet ‎(plural leets)

1. a list