leet

Meanings

1. A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves.

1. simple past of let

1. A regular court, more specifically a court-leet, in which certain lords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction.

1. The European pollock.

1. A place where roads meet or cross; intersection
2. Alternative form of leat (“watercourse”).

1. Abbreviation of leetspeak.

1. Of or relating to leetspeak.
2. Possessing outstanding skill in a field; expert, masterful.
3. Having superior social rank over others; upper class, elite.
4. Awesome, typically to describe a feat of skill; cool, sweet.

1. A surname from Old English.

Etymology

From Scots leet, leit, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French lite, litte, variant of liste (“list”); or from Old Norse leiti, hleyti (“a share, portion”) (compare Old English hlēt (“share, lot”)); or an aphaeretic shortening of French élite.