Leaguer

Leaguer
Leaguer Lea"guer, v. t. To besiege; to beleaguer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

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  • Leaguer — Lea guer, n. [D. leger camp, bed, couch, lair. See {Lair}, and cf.{Beleaguer}.] 1. The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general. b. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. A siege or beleaguering. [R.] Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Leaguer — (engl., spr. lihgĕr), Flüssigkeitsmaß, s. Legger …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • leaguer — leaguer1 [lē′gər] n. [Du leger, a camp, bed: see LAIR] Archaic 1. a siege 2. a) a besieging army b) its camp vt. Obs. to besiege leaguer2 [lē′gər] …   English World dictionary

  • leaguer — noun a) A siege We must break the leaguer of the city. b) A person in a league Im not a major leaguer, I just play baseball. See Also: beleaguered …   Wiktionary

  • leaguer — See: TEXAS LEAGUER …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • leaguer — See: TEXAS LEAGUER …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Leaguer Resort Sanya Bay — (Санья,Китай) Категория отеля: 5 звездочный отель Адрес: Sanya Bay, Hainan, Sanya D …   Каталог отелей

  • leaguer-lady — leaˈguer laˈdy or leaˈguer lassˈ noun A female camp follower • • • Main Entry: ↑leaguer …   Useful english dictionary

  • leaguer-lass — leaˈguer laˈdy or leaˈguer lassˈ noun A female camp follower • • • Main Entry: ↑leaguer …   Useful english dictionary

  • leaguer — I. noun Etymology: Dutch leger; akin to Old High German legar bed more at lair Date: 1537 1. a military camp 2. siege II. transitive verb Date: circa 1720 archaic besiege, beleagu …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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