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English word origin

Etymology of leger

Borrowed from Middle French legier, from Old French legier, apparently from Late Latin *leviārium, from levis (“light in weight”). See levity.

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Source etymology 1

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adj

Light; slender, slim; trivial.

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Borrowed from Middle French legier, from Old French legier, apparently from Late Latin *leviārium, from levis (“light in weight”). See levity.

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Source etymology 2

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adj

Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident.

verb

Alternative form of ledger (“to use (a certain type of bait) in bottom fishing; to engage in bottom fishing”).

noun

An ambassador or minister resident at a court or seat of government. · Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place. · Alternative form of ledger (“book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting records”).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

A variant of ledger.

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