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Leger
Pronunciation : Leg"er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Ledger.]
Definition : 1. Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place. [Obs.]
2. A minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of government. [Written also lieger, leiger.] [Obs.] Sir Edward Carne, the queen's leger at Rome. Fuller.
3. A ledger.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Leg"er
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger ambassador.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Leg"er
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. l?ger, fr. LL. (assumed) leviarius, fr. L. levis light in weight. See Levity.]
Definition : Defn: Light; slender; slim; trivial. [Obs. except in special phrases.] Bacon. Leger line (Mus.), a line added above or below the staff to extend its compass; -- called also added line.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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