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.]
league 2
(lēg)n. Abbr. lea.1. a. A unit of distance equal to 3.0 statute miles (4.8 kilometers).
b. Any of various other units of about the same length.
2. A square league.
[Middle English lege, from Old French liue, leguee, from Latin leuga, a measure of distance, of Gaulish origin.]
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leagued
(liːɡd) adjin a league; conspiring
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