Word Study
leger
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun leger has 2 senses
- leger(n = noun.possession) account book, book, book of account, ledger - a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they got a subpoena to examine our books" is a kind of record
- leger(n = noun.person) fernand leger - French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955); Array is a kind of painter
has particulars: cost ledger, general ledger, subsidiary ledger, daybook, journal
CIDE DICTIONARY
leger, n. [See Ledger.].
- Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place. [1913 Webster]
- A minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of government. [1913 Webster]"Sir Edward Carne, the queen's leger at Rome." [1913 Webster]
- A ledger. [1913 Webster]
leger, a.
Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger ambassador. [1913 Webster]
leger, a. [F. léger, fr. LL. (assumed) leviarius, fr. L. levis light in weight. See Levity.].
Light; slender; slim; trivial. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
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