/ˈlɛd͡ʒə(ɹ)/
OriginBorrowed from Middle French legier, from Old French legier, apparently from Late Latin *leviārium, from levis (“light in weight”). See levity.
- obsoleteLight; slender, slim; trivial.
- Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident.
- An ambassador or minister resident at a court or seat of government; a leiger or lieger.
“Sir Edward Carne, the queen's leger at Rome”
- obsoleteAnything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place.
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