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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.
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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...
- Saint Leger or Saint-Léger (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ leʒe] ) may refer to: Leodegar (615–679), martyred Burgundian Bishop of Autun Saint-Léger Didot...
- Joseph Fernand Henri Léger (French: [fɛʁnɑ̃ leʒe]; February 4, 1881 – August 17, 1955) was a French painter, sculptor, and filmmaker. In his early works...
- duo Marcel Léger, former environment minister of Quebec, and Jean-Marc Léger, economist. Previously, the company was known as Léger & Léger (1986–1996)...
- 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...
- 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...
- Hervé Léger (French pronunciation: [ɛʁve leʒe]) is a French fashion house that was founded by the designer Hervé Peugnet, who was also known as Hervé...
- Sébastien Léger (French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃ leʒe]) is a French house DJ and producer. His singles "Hit Girl", "Hypnotized" and "Aqualight" have...
- Saint-Léger-Dubosq is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Communes of the Calvados department "Répertoire...
- 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...