Historical in England, a manorial court or its jurisdiction
Origin of leet
Middle English and Anglo-French lete, akin uncertain or unknown; perhaps to Old English læth, land division, especially in southeast Englandleet
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leet
noun
A variety of spelling that uses numbers and symbols that approximate the shape of certain letters, using for example 1 and 5 for i and s, used primarily in texting and other typed electronic communication.
Origin of leet
From l33t alteration and leet respelling (using 3 for E ) of elite ( in reference to the use of such spellings by those with elite, or privileged, access status on early computer bulletin boards )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural leets)
- (Scotland) A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office.
Verb
- (obsolete) Simple past tense of let.
Origin
Compare Old English hlÄ“te, *hlÄ«ete (“share, lot"), cognate with Old Norse hleyti (“share, portion").
Noun
(plural leets)
Origin
Originated 1400-50 from late Middle English lete (“meeting"), from Anglo-Norman lete and Medieval Latin leta, possibly from Old English gelÇ£te (“crossroads").
Adjective
(comparative more leet, superlative most leet)
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leet - Computer Definition
See leetspeak.
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