lek

lek  (lk)

n. pl. lek·e (lk) or leks

See Table at currency.

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[Albanian, after Lek Dukagjin, 15th-century Albanian feudal lord and lawgiver.]

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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]

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lek²

n

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka

[from Albanian]

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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

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lek - the basic unit of money in Albania Albanian monetary unit - monetary unit in Albania qindarka, qintar - 100 qindarka equal 1 lek in Albania