noun dear; beloved.
2. lief ·adv willing; disposed.
3. lief ·noun a dear one; a sweetheart.
4. lief ·noun ·same·as lif.
5. lief ·noun pleasing; agreeable; acceptable; preferable.
6. lief ·adv gladly; willingly; freely;
now used only in the phrases, had as lief, and would as lief; as, i had, or would, as lief go as not.