Glossary of Latin Words.
271
- leones:—false coin prohibited by Edw. I.
- lepa:—a lip, or lepe, a basket holding about two-thirds of a bushel.
- lepidare:—to speak fair.
- leporarius:—a greyhound.
- leporium:—a hare-warren.
- leprosaria:—a lazarhouse.
- lesca:—a slice.
- lescare:—to slice.
- lesia:—a leash.
- lessa:—a legacy; a lease.
- lessia:—a leash.
- lesta, lestum:—a last; a lathe. See lasta.
- lestagium:—toll paid at a port on landing goods; or at a market or fair for licence to remove goods.
- lestum:—a lathe, a division of a county.
- lesura:—a leasowe, a pasture.
- leta:—a court-leet.
- letania:—a litany.
- leuca:—a league, 1,500 paces, or 480 perches; sometimes used for a mile, and other distances; a covenant.
- leucata:—a league; banlieue.
- leuga. See leuca.
- leugata. See leucata.
- leugator:—a scout or forager (?).
- levabilis:—leviable.
- levanum:—leavened bread.
- levare:—to collect, to levy; to remove; to carry hay; to make hay.
- levare mercatum:—to hold a market.
- levator:—a lever.
- levellus:—level.
- leverarius:—a harrier.
- leverio, breve de:—writ of relief.
- levescere:—to become light.
- levia:—a span.
- levinarius:—a lymehound, " a leviner."
- levita:—a deacon.
- lex:—sometimes used for ordeal.
- lezura:—a leasowe, a pasture.
- liardus:—dapple grey.
- libellare:—to put in writing; to convey by charter.
- libelli supplicum, magister:—Master of Requests.
- libellus:—a declaration; a libel; a charter.
- liber lapis:—freestone.
- libera:—delivery of a portion of grass or corn to a tenant who has been engaged in cutting it.
- liberare:—to deliver.
- liberata:—a gift; livery. The word " clothing" was used for the liverymen of a City Company as late as the Stuart period.
- liberate:—a writ ordering a payment to be made, commencing with this word.
- liberatio. See liberata.
- liberatura. See liberata.
- libertare:—to set free.
- libertatio:—freedom.
