lek (l k)n. pl. lek·e (l k ) or leks See Table at currency. [Albanian, after Lek Dukagjin, 15th-century Albanian feudal lord and lawgiver.] |
lek1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a small area in which birds of certain species, notably the black grouse, gather for sexual display and courtship
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the act or practice of so gathering
[perhaps from dialect lake (vb) from Old English lácan to frolic, fight, or perhaps from Swedish leka to play]
lek2
n
(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka
[from Albanian]
Lek a gathering or congregating, as in sport; as many as fifty birds gathered together.
Example: lek of black grouse, 1884.
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| Noun | 1. | lek - the basic unit of money in Albania Albanian monetary unit - monetary unit in Albania |
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