[liːɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for mutual protection or cooperation
(e.g: the League of Nations)

- a group of sports clubs which play each other over a period for a championship
(e.g: the leading goalscorer in the league)

- a class or category of quality or excellence
(e.g: the two men were not in the same league)


Phrases:
- in league

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a compact for mutual protection or advantage): via French from Italian lega, from legare ‘to bind’, from Latin ligare

[liːɡ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- join in a league or alliance
(e.g: Oscar had leagued with other construction firms)


Phrases:
- in league

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a compact for mutual protection or advantage): via French from Italian lega, from legare ‘to bind’, from Latin ligare

[liːɡ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a former measure of distance by land, usually about three miles


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin leuga, leuca, late Greek leugē, or from Provençal lega (modern French lieue)