Leet
Leet (lēt) , obsolete imperfect
of Let, to allow. — Chaucer
Leet , noun
[Compare Anglo-Saxon hlēt share, lot.]
A portion; a list, esp. a list of candidates for an office. [Scottish]
Leet , noun
[Late Latin leta. Compare French lit de justice a solemn sitting of the king in Parliament, Latin lis, litis, a lawsuit, Italian, Sp., & Portuguese lite.]
(Eng. Hist.) A court-leet; the district within the jurisdiction of a court-leet; the day on which a court-leet is held. — Shakespeare
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.
Collocations (1)
Leet ale , a feast or merrymaking in time of leet. [Obsolete]
Leet , noun
[Etymol. uncertain.]
(Zoology) The European pollock.