LEET
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Leet (l&ē;t), obs. imp. of Let, to allow. Chaucer.
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Leet, n. [Cf. AS. hl&ē;t share, lot.] A portion; a list, esp. a list of candidates for an office. [Scot.]
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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.
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&hand_; 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.
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Leet ale, a feast or merrymaking in time of leet. [Obs.]
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Leet, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo&ö;l.) The European pollock.
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