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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ledger \Ledg"er\(l[e^]j"[~e]r), n. [Akin to D. legger layer,
     daybook (fr. leggen to lay, liggen to lie), E. ledge, lie.
     See Lie to be prostrate.]
     1. A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or
        preserved; the final book of record in business
        transactions, in which all debits and credits from the
        journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads.
        [Written also leger.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Arch.)
        (a) A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb. --Oxf.
            Gloss.
        (b) A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights
            and supporting floor timbers, a staircase,
            scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie
            in being intended to carry weight. [Written also
            ligger.]
            [1913 Webster]
  
     Ledger bait, fishing bait attached to a floating line
        fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc. --Walton.
        --J. H. Walsh.
  
     Ledger blade,a stationary shearing blade in a machine for
        shearing the nap of cloth.
  
     Ledger line. See Leger line, under 3d Leger, a.
  
     Ledger wall (Mining), the wall under a vein; the foot wall.
        --Raymond.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Leger \Leg"er\ (l[e^]j"[~e]r), n. [See Ledger.]
     1. Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who,
        remains in a place. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of
        government. [Written also lieger, leiger.] [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Sir Edward Carne, the queen's leger at Rome.
                                                    --Fuller.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A ledger.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Leger \Leg"er\, a.
     Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger
     ambassador.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Leger \Leg"er\, a. [F. l['e]ger, fr. LL. (assumed) leviarius,
     fr. L. levis light in weight. See Levity.]
     Light; slender; slim; trivial. [Obs. except in special
     phrases.] --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Leger line (Mus.), a line added above or below the staff to
        extend its compass; -- called also added line.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ledger \Ledg"er\(l[e^]j"[~e]r), n. [Akin to D. legger layer,
     daybook (fr. leggen to lay, liggen to lie), E. ledge, lie.
     See Lie to be prostrate.]
     1. A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or
        preserved; the final book of record in business
        transactions, in which all debits and credits from the
        journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads.
        [Written also leger.]
  
     2. (Arch.)
        (a) A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb. --Oxf.
            Gloss.
        (b) A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights
            and supporting floor timbers, a staircase,
            scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie
            in being intended to carry weight. [Written also
            ligger.]
  
     Ledger bait, fishing bait attached to a floating line
        fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc. --Walton.
        --J. H. Walsh.
  
     Ledger blade,a stationary shearing blade in a machine for
        shearing the nap of cloth.
  
     Ledger line. See Leger line, under 3d Leger, a.
  
     Ledger wall (Mining), the wall under a vein; the foot wall.
        --Raymond.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Leger \Leg"er\, a.
     Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger
     ambassador.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Leger \Leg"er\, a. [F. l['e]ger, fr. LL. (assumed) leviarius,
     fr. L. levis light in weight. See Levity.]
     Light; slender; slim; trivial. [Obs. except in special
     phrases.] --Bacon.
  
     Leger line (Mus.), a line added above or below the staff to
        extend its compass; -- called also added line.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Leger \Leg"er\ (l[e^]j"[~e]r), n. [See Ledger.]
     1. Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who,
        remains in a place. [Obs.]
  
     2. A minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of
        government. [Written also lieger, leiger.] [Obs.]
  
              Sir Edward Carne, the queen's leger at Rome.
                                                    --Fuller.
  
     3. A ledger.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  leger
       n 1: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they
            got a subpoena to examine our books" [syn: ledger, account
            book, book of account, book]
       2: French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) [syn: Fernand
          Leger]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  leger
     Ολλανδικά n.
     ο στρατός, οι ένοπλες δυνάμεις

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  leger
     Dutch n.
     1 (l en army), armed forces
     2 (l en form) (gloss: habitation of a hare)
     3 (lb nl archaic) (l en bed), (l en crib)
     4 (lb nl figurative) (l en mass), (l en multitude)
     5 (short for nl dijkleger)
     Dutch a.
     (comparative of nl leeg)
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl legeren  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     German a.
     1 casual, informal
     2 (lb de of clothing) dressed down
     Interlingua vb.
     to read
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm liggere)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (inflection of nn lege  indefinite p)
     Romansch alt.
     (alt rm liger  Sutsilvan Surmiran)
     Romansch vb.
     (lb rm Rumantsch Grischun Sursilvan Vallader) to read
     Romansch a.
     (lb rm Sursilvan) merry, happy
     Romansch alt.
     (alt rm legher  Rumantsch Grischun Sutsilvan Surmiran)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Leger
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  leger
     a.
     (lb en obsolete) light#Adjective; slender, slim#Adjective; trivial.
     a.
     lie#Verb or remaining in a place; hence, resident#Adjective.
     n.
     1 An ambassador or minister#Noun resident#Adjective at a court #Noun
  or seat of government; a leiger or lieger.
     2 (lb en obsolete) Anything that lie#Verb in a place; that which, or
  one who, remains in a place.
     3 (lb en obsolete) (alternative form of en ledger  book#Noun book for
  keep#Verb keeping note#Noun notes, especially one for keeping
  accounting#Noun accounting record#Noun records)
     vb.
     (lb en ambitransitive Britain angling) (alternative form of en ledger
   to use#Verb use (a certain type of bait#Noun bait) in bottom fishing;
  to engage in bottom fishing)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Leger
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  leger
     Dutch n.
     1 (l en army), armed forces
     2 (l en form) (gloss: habitation of a hare)
     3 (lb nl archaic) (l en bed), (l en crib)
     4 (lb nl figurative) (l en mass), (l en multitude)
     5 (short for nl dijkleger)
     Dutch a.
     (comparative of nl leeg)
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl legeren  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     German a.
     1 casual, informal
     2 (lb de of clothing) dressed down
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm liggere)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (inflection of nn lege  indefinite p)
     Swedish a.
     (alternative form of sv legär)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Leger
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  leger
     Dutch n.
     1 (l en army), armed forces
     2 (l en form) (gloss: habitation of a hare)
     3 (lb nl archaic) (l en bed), (l en crib)
     4 (lb nl figurative) (l en mass), (l en multitude)
     5 (short for nl dijkleger)
     Dutch a.
     (comparative of nl leeg)
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl legeren  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     German a.
     1 casual, informal
     2 (lb de of clothing) dressed down
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la lēgō  1 s pres pasv subj)
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (inflection of nb lege  indef p)
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb lege  pres)
     Old English n.
     1 the state or action of lying, lying down, or lying ill
     2 resting-place; couch, bed
     3 deathbed, grave

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Leger
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  leger
     Hollanti n.
     armeija, sotaväki, joukot

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  leger
     Tyska a.
     ledig

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Leger
     Tyska n.
     läggare