leaguer
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leaguer¹
Where it comes from
From Dutch leger (“army”), itself derived from Proto-Germanic *legrą. Doublet of lair.
noun leaguers
- A siege. We must break the leaguer of the city.
- The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general. Your sutler's wife in the leaguer, of two blanks
verb leaguers · leaguering · leaguered
- To set up camp. So we leaguer here, get some sleep pray God, we had damn all last night, everyone doing repairs till all hours...
- To beleaguer; to besiege. Looking up suddenly, I found mine eyes / Confronted with the minster's vast repose. / Silent and gray as forest-leaguered cliff / Left inland by the ocean's slow retreat, […]
leaguer²
noun leaguers
- A person in a league. I'm not a major-leaguer; I just play baseball.
leaguer³
Where it comes from
Related to lager.
noun leaguers
- A measure of liquid. Excise duty had to be paid on each leaguer of brandy exported.
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title = {leaguer},
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