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Leaguing

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league

1  [leeg] noun, verb, leagued, lea⋅guing.
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–noun
1. a covenant or compact made between persons, parties, states, etc., for the promotion or maintenance of common interests or for mutual assistance or service.
2. the aggregation of persons, parties, states, etc., associated in such a covenant or compact; confederacy.
3. an association of individuals having a common goal.
4. a group of athletic teams organized to promote mutual interests and to compete chiefly among themselves: a bowling league.
5. Sports.
a. major league.
b. minor league.
6. group; class; category: As a pianist he just simply isn't in your league.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
7. to unite in a league; combine.
—Idiom
8. in league, working together, often secretly or for a harmful purpose; united.
Origin:
1425–75; earlier leage < It lega, n. deriv. of legare < L ligāre to bind; r. late ME ligg < MF ligue < It liga, var. of lega

Synonyms:
1. See alliance. 2. combination, coalition.
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league 1   (lēg)   
n.  

  1. An association of states, organizations, or individuals for common action; an alliance.

  2. Sports An association of teams or clubs that compete chiefly among themselves. Also called loop1.

  3. A class or level of competition: The ski jump was out of his league.

v.   leagued, leagu·ing, leagues

v.   intr.
To come together in or as if in a league.
v.   tr.
To bring together in or as if in a league.

[Alteration (influenced by Italian lega) of Middle English liege, from Old French ligue, from Medieval Latin liga and from Old Italian lega, liga (from legare, to bind), both from Latin ligāre, to bind; see leig- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

league  (n.1)
"alliance," 1452, ligg, from M.Fr. ligue "confederacy, league," from It. lega, from legare "to tie, to bind," from L. ligare "to bind" (see ligament). Originally among nations, subsequently extended to political associations (1846) and sports associations (1879). League of Nations first attested 1917 (created 1919).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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