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To gather what harvesters have left behind; to glean.

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  1. v. i. To gather what harvesters have left behind; to glean.
  2. v. t. 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.
  3. v. t. To hold under a lease; to take lease of; as, a tenant leases his land from the owner.
  4. 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.
  5. v. t. The contract for such letting.
  6. v. t. Any tenure by grant or permission; the time for which such a tenure holds good; allotted time.
  7. n. property that is leased or rented out or let
  8. n. a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
  9. n. the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect
  10. v. let for money
  11. v. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
  12. v. grant use or occupation of under a term of contract