| Lease (lease) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Lease |
| [AS. lesan to
gather; akin to D. lezen to gather, read, G. lesen,
Goth. lisan to gather; cf. Lith lesti to peck.] |
To
gather what harvesters have left behind; to glean.
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| Lease (lease) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Lease |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Leased (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Leasing.] [F. laisser, OF. laissier,
lessier, to leave, transmit, L. laxare to loose,
slacken, from laxus loose, |
To grant to another by lease
the possession of, as of lands, tenements, and hereditaments] to let;
to demise; as, a landowner leases a farm to a tenant; --
sometimes with out.
To hold under a lease; to take lease of;
as, a tenant leases his land from the owner.
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| Lease (lease) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Lease |
| [Cf. OF. lais. See
Lease, v. t.] |
A
demise or letting of lands, tenements, or hereditaments to another
for life, for a term of years, or at will, or for any less interest
than that which the lessor has in the property, usually for a
specified rent or compensation.
The contract for such letting.
Any tenure by grant or permission; the
time for which such a tenure holds good; allotted time.
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