leet

¹

[ leet ]

noun

, British Obsolete.

1. a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
2. the area over which this jurisdiction extended, including the manor itself and, sometimes, nearby counties or shires.

leet

²

[ leet ]

noun

1. Digital Technology. leetspeak.

leet

¹

/ liːt /

noun

1. a list of candidates for an office

leet

²

/ liːt /

noun

1. short for leetspeak

adjective

1. impassioned about and highly skilled in the field of advanced computer programming

leet

³

/ liːt /

noun

1. Also calledcourt-leet a special kind of manorial court that some lords were entitled to hold
2. the jurisdiction of this court

Word History and Origins

Origin of leet¹

1400–50; late Middle English lete meeting (of law court) < Anglo-French lete and Anglo-Latin leta (both perhaps < Old English gelǣte meeting of roads; compare wætergelǣt watercourse)

Origin of leet²

First recorded in 1990–95; by shortening

Word History and Origins

Origin of leet¹

C15: perhaps from Anglo-French litte, variant of list ¹

Origin of leet²

C20: see leetspeak

Origin of leet³

C15: from Anglo-French, of unknown origin

Example Sentences

But the Derry man was overjoyed to meet Shannon Leet from Ontario earlier this month.

From BBC

Sean Leet, head of the company that co-owns the Titan’s support ship, refused to discuss the timeline during a news conference Wednesday, saying only that “all protocols were followed for the mission.”

From Seattle Times

Sean Leet, head of the company that co-owns the Titan’s support ship, refused to discuss the timeline during a news conference Wednesday, saying only that “all protocols were followed for the mission.”

From Washington Times

Sean Leet, head of the company that co-owns the Titan’s support ship, refused to discuss the timeline during a news conference Wednesday, saying only that “all protocols were followed for the mission.”

From Washington Times

Sean Leet, who heads a company that jointly owns the support ship, the Polar Prince, told reporters on Wednesday that "all protocols were followed" but declined to give a detailed account of how communication ceased.

From Reuters