Leet

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Verb 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.2 Usage notes 1.3.3 Derived expressions 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Noun 1.5 Etymology 4 1.5.1 Pronunciation 1.5.2 Noun 1.5.3 Synonyms 1.5.4 Adjective 1.6 Alternative spellings

English

Verb

leet

1. Obsolete imperfect of let, to allow. - Geoffrey Chaucer

Etymology 1

Compare Anglo Saxon hlt share, lot.

Noun

1. (Scottish): A portion; a list, especially a list of candidates for an office

Etymology 2

Late Latin leta Compare French lit de justice a solemn sitting of the king in Parliament, Latin lis, litis, a lawsuit, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese lite

Noun

leet

1. (English History): A court-leet; the district within the jurisdiction of a court-leet; the day on which a court-leet is held

   And say you would present her at the leet - Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew, Introduction-ii

Usage notes

• 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

Derived expressions

• Leet ale, (Obsolete): a feast or merrymaking in time of leet.

Etymology 3

uncertain

Noun

1. (Zoölogy): The European pollock

Etymology 4

• Aphetic form of élite.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /liːt/ or /ˈɛl ˈiːt/ (as if spelled "L eet")

Noun

Leet (uncountable)

1. A type of coded language used principally online, in which the letters of words are replaced by symbols having a broadly similar shape or by letters having a similar sound.

   "j00" is leet for "you"

   "xors" is used in leet for no added value"

   "pwn" is used in leet for "own"

Synonyms

• (cant): 1337, 31337, Eleet, l33t, leetspeak, leetspeek

Adjective

leet

1. Slang for elite.
2. Slang for awesome, typically used sarcastically.

Alternative spellings

• 1337, 31337, Eleet, l33t

it:leet fi:leet