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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

/ ː /

noun

  1. Also calledcourt-leet a special kind of manorial court that some lords were entitled to hold
  2. the jurisdiction of this court
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

leet

2

/ ː /

noun

  1. a list of candidates for an office
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

leet

3

/ ː /

noun

  1. short for leetspeak
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. impassioned about and highly skilled in the field of advanced computer programming
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog 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 ǣٱ meeting of roads; compare æٱǣ watercourse)

Origin of leet2

First recorded in 1990–95; by shortening
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of leet1

C15: from Anglo-French, of unknown origin

Origin of leet2

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

Origin of leet3

C20: see leetspeak
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But the Derry man was overjoyed to meet Shannon Leet from Ontario earlier this month.

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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.”

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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.

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"There's still life support available on the submersible, and we'll continue to hold out hope until the very end," Leet, CEO of Miawpukek Horizon Maritime Services, told reporters.

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“The equipment that is onsite and coming is the most sophisticated in the world and certainly capable of reaching those depths,” said Sean Leet, chief executive of Canadian Horizon Maritime company.

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