Thesaurus: leger

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1. n. Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place.
2. n. A minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of government.
3. n. A ledger.
4. a. Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger ambassador.
5. a. Light; slender; slim; trivial.
6. n. a record in which commercial accounts are recorded
7. 1. Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place. [Obs.] 2. A minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of government. [Written also lieger, leiger.] [Obs.] Sir Edward Carne, the queen's leger at Rome. Fuller. 3. A ledger. Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger ambassador. Light; slender; slim; trivial. [Obs. except in special phrases.] Bacon. Leger line (Mus.), a line added above or below the staff to extend its compass; -- called also added line.
8. Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, legerambassador.
9. n. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955)