[leeg] 
noun, verb, leagued, lea⋅guing.| 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.
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| 6. | group; class; category: As a pianist he just simply isn't in your league. |
| 7. | to unite in a league; combine. |
| 8. | in league, working together, often secretly or for a harmful purpose; united. |
[leeg] | 1. | a unit of distance, varying at different periods and in different countries, in English-speaking countries usually estimated roughly at 3 miles (4.8 kilometers). |
| 2. | a square league, as a unit of land measure. |
| league 1 (lēg) n.
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.] |
| league 2 (lēg) n. Abbr. lea.
[Middle English lege, from Old French liue, leguee, from Latin leuga, a measure of distance, of Gaulish origin.] |
League
a treaty or confederacy. The Jews were forbidden to enter into an alliance of any kind (1) with the Canaanites (Ex. 23:32, 33; 34:12-16); (2) with the Amalekites (Ex. 17:8, 14; Deut. 25:17-19); (3) with the Moabites and Ammonites (Deut. 2:9, 19). Treaties were permitted to be entered into with all other nations. Thus David maintained friendly intercourse with the kings of Tyre and Hamath, and Solomon with the kings of Tyre and Egypt.
league
any of several European units of measurement ranging from 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles (3.9 to 7.4 km). In English-speaking countries the land league is generally accepted as 3 statute miles (4.83 km), although varying lengths from 7,500 feet to 15,000 feet (2.29 to 4.57 km) were sometimes employed. An ancient unit derived from the Gauls and introduced into England by the Normans, the league was estimated by the Romans to be equal to 1,500 paces-a pace, or passus, in Roman measure being nearly 5 feet (1.5 metres).
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