leger

Meaning

Adj

Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident.

Noun

1. An ambassador or minister resident at a court or seat of government; a leiger or lieger.
2. (obsolete) Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place.
3. (obsolete) Alternative form of ledger (“book for keeping notes, especially one for keeping accounting records”)

Verb

Alternative form of ledger (“to use (a certain type of bait) in bottom fishing; to engage in bottom fishing”)

Synonyms

account book

book

📖

ledger

📒

book of account

general ledger

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

Etymology

A variant of ledger.