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Definition of LEGER

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Ledger Ledg"er(l[e^]j"[~e]r), n. [Akin to D. legger layer, daybook (fr. leggen to lay, liggen to lie), E. ledge, lie. See Lie to be prostrate.] 1. A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or preserved; the final book of record in business transactions, in which all debits and credits from the journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads. [Written also leger.] 2. (Arch.) (a) A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb. --Oxf. Gloss. (b) A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights and supporting floor timbers, a staircase, scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie in being intended to carry weight. [Written also ligger.] Ledger bait, fishing bait attached to a floating line fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc. --Walton. --J. H. Walsh. Ledger blade,a stationary shearing blade in a machine for shearing the nap of cloth. Ledger line. See Leger line, under 3d Leger, a. Ledger wall (Mining), the wall under a vein; the foot wall. --Raymond.
Leger
Leger Leg"er, a. Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger ambassador.

Meaning of LEGER from wikipedia

- Look up leger in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Leger or Léger may refer to: Léger (surname), a list of people with the surname Léger or Leger Leodegar...
- duo Marcel Léger, former environment minister of Quebec, and Jean-Marc Léger, economist. Previously, the company was known as Léger & Léger (1986–1996)...
- Saint Leger or Saint-Léger (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe] ) may refer to: Leodegar (615–679), martyred Burgundian Bishop of Autun Saint-Léger Didot...
- Alexis Leger (French: [ləʒe]; 31 May 1887 – 20 September 1975), better known by his pseudonym Saint-John **** ([sɛ̃ d͜ʒɔn pɛʁs]; also Saint-Leger Leger),...
- FitnessGram and ****OFTB. The multi-stage fitness test was first described by Luc Léger with the original 1-minute protocol, which starts at a speed of 8.5 km/h...
- Joseph Fernand Henri Léger (French: [fɛʁnɑ̃ leʒe]; February 4, 1881 – August 17, 1955) was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works...
- Teresa Isabel Leger Fernandez (/tɛˈrɛsɑː ˈlɛdʒər fɛrnɑːndɛs/ teh-RESS-ah LEDGE-ər ferr-NAHN-dess; born July 1, 1959) is an American attorney and politician...
- The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a...
- Joseph Jules Léger PC CC CMM CD (April 4, 1913 – November 22, 1980) was a Canadian diplomat and statesman who served as the 21st governor general of Canada...
- Léger or Leger (sometimes as Légère or Legere) is a surname, and may refer to: Alexis Leger (1887–1975), French poet and diplomat who used the pseudonym...