Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Leger

Leger (lej"ẽr) , noun

[See Ledger.]

1.
Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place. [Obsolete]
2.
A minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of government. [Obsolete]
Sir Edward Carne, the queen's leger at Rome. — Fuller
3.
A ledger.

Leger , adjective

Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger ambassador.

Leger , adjective

[French léger, from Late Latin (assumed) leviarius, from Latin levis light in weight. See Levity.]

Light; slender; slim; trivial. [Obsolete except in special phrases.] — Bacon
Collocations (1)
Leger line (Music) , a line added above or below the staff to extend its compass; -- called also added line.