[liːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a yearly or half-yearly court of record that the lords of certain manors held


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Origin:
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French lete or Anglo-Latin leta, of unknown origin

[liːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an informal language or code used on the internet, in which standard letters are often replaced by numerals or special characters


Phrases:

Origin:
1990s: representing a pronunciation of elite. The form 1337represents the conventions of leet, with 1 representing the letter L and 3 and 7 representing the letters E and T respectively

[liːt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a person) skilled at computer programming or hacking
(e.g: the 1337 hacker was rerouting phone calls)


Phrases:

Origin:
1990s: representing a pronunciation of elite. The form 1337represents the conventions of leet, with 1 representing the letter L and 3 and 7 representing the letters E and T respectively

[liːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a list of candidates selected for a post


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English(as lite): shortened from elite ‘person chosen for an office’, from Anglo-Norman French eslit, based on eslire(French élire) ‘choose’ (see elite)