~ 1
■ noun
1》 a collection of people, countries, or groups that combine for mutual protection or cooperation.
2》 a group of sports clubs which play each other over a period for a championship.
3》 a class or category of quality or excellence: the two men were not in the same ~.
■ verb ( ~s , leaguing , ~d ) join in a ~ or alliance.
Phrases
in ~ conspiring with another or others.
Origin
ME: via Fr. from Ital. lega , from legare 'to bind', from L. ligare .
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~ 2
■ noun a former measure of distance by land, usually about three miles.
Origin
ME: from late L. leuga , leuca , late Gk leugē , or from Provençal lega (mod. Fr. lieue ).