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Meaning of LEET

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  1. \Leet\ (l[=e]t), obs. imp.
    of {Let}, to allow. --Chaucer.
    
  2. \Leet\, n. [Cf. AS. hl[=e]t share, lot.]
    A portion; a list, esp. a list of candidates for an office.
    [Scot.]
    
  3. \Leet\, n. [LL. leta. Cf. F. lit de justice a solemn
    sitting of the king in Parliament, L. lis, litis, a lawsuit,
    It., Sp., & Pg. lite.] (Eng. Hist.)
    A court-leet; the district within the jurisdiction of a
    court-leet; the day on which a court-leet is held. --Shak.
    Note: 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 ale}, a feast or merrymaking in time of leet. [Obs.]
    
  4. \Leet\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo["o]l.)
    The European pollock.
    
 
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