What does leger mean?
Definitions for leger
leɪˈʒeɪle·ger
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word leger.
Princeton's WordNet
ledger, leger, account book, book of account, booknoun
a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
"they got a subpoena to examine our books"
Leger, Fernand Legernoun
French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955)
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Legernoun
Any thing that lies in a place; as, a leger ambassador; a resident; one that continues at the court to which he is sent; a leger-book, a book that lies in the compting-house.
Etymology: from legger, Dutch. To lie or remain in a place.
Lord Angelo, having affairs to heav’n,
Intends you for his swift ambassador,
Where you shall be an everlasting leiger. William Shakespeare.I’ve giv’n him that,
Which, if he take, shall quite unpeople her
Of leidgers for her sweet. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.If legier ambassadors or agents were sent to remain near the courts of princes, to observe their motions, and to hold correspondence with them, such were made choice of as were vigilant. Francis Bacon, Advice to Villiers.
Who can endear
Thy praise too much? thou art heav’ns leiger here,
Working against the states of death and hell. George Herbert.He withdrew not his confidence from any of those who attended his person, who, in truth, lay leiger for the covenant, and kept up the spirits of their countrymen by their intelligence. Edward Hyde, b. ii.
I call that a ledger bait, which is fixed, or made to rest, in one certain place, when you shall be absent; and I call that a walking bait which you have ever in motion. Izaak Walton.
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leger
Leger is derived from a French word meaning 'light' or 'easy,' it is often used in different contexts in English. For example, it is referred to as a book in which all a company's financial transactions are recorded in the world of accounting, also known as a 'ledger.' In the sport of fishing, 'leger' is a technique of fishing which involves a weighted bait on the end of a fishing line. However, without any specific context associated, it's difficult to give an accurate definition.
Webster Dictionary
Legernoun
anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place
Legernoun
a minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of government
Legernoun
a ledger
Legeradjective
lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger ambassador
Legeradjective
light; slender; slim; trivial
Etymology: [See Ledger.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Leger
lej′ėr, adj. light: small.—ns. Leger′ity (Shak.), lightness; Leg′er′-line (mus.), one of the short lines added above or below the staff to extend its compass. [O. Fr.,—L. lĕvis, light.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LEGER
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Leger is ranked #3497 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Leger surname appeared 10,221 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Leger.
79.6% or 8,141 total occurrences were White.
11.6% or 1,188 total occurrences were Black.
5.9% or 610 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.6% or 172 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.8% or 83 total occurrences were Asian.
0.2% or 27 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
Anagrams for leger »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of leger in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of leger in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of leger in a Sentence
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Today’s Democratic Party has left those values behind, inflation, gas prices, crime waves — Biden and Teresa Leger Fernandez are setting us back. I’m Alexis Martinez Johnson, and I approve this message because our families deserve so much better.
We have Asian collectors, we have new buyers, we have collectors of contemporary art who are looking back to the avant-garde as well like artists such as Leger, there's really competing forces.
This now marks the second time in as many weeks that Leger Fernandez and her radical left House Democrat allies have blocked a vote on securing energy independence, it is unacceptable and appalling. She is voting with special interests and against the interests of her constituents, of New Mexico, and of our nation.
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