Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
ledger .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete A resident ambassador.
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- noun obsolete A
resident ambassador .
Etymologies
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Examples
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At last, then, the coveted firman "for kind usage of the English, free trade, and so forth," was gained, Edwards remaining in Agra as "lieger" or ambassador, "which will be needful among this inconstant people."
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 John [Editor] Rudd 1885
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Not one mere kind alone of woe doth lieger with me lie;
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Antonio Petrimol, lieger there for the French king, Sig.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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The Governor replied to the Emperor, that being but a lieger of the
The Philippine Islands John Foreman
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The horrible art of Poisoning and all the tricks and conveyances of juggling and lieger-demain are fully deciphered.
Among My Books First Series James Russell Lowell 1855
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Grotius, lieger in Paris for the crown of Sweden, of a very valuable manuscript of many volumes, being the body of the civil law in Greek, commonly called the
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Mr Roberts appears to have spent three years and five months on this embassy, leaving London on the 14th August 1585, and returning to the same place on the 12th January 1589, having, in the words of Hakluyt, remained at Morocco as _lieger_, or resident, during upwards of three years.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 Robert Kerr 1784
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Antonio Petrimol, lieger there for the French king, Sig.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 05 Central and Southern Europe Richard Hakluyt 1584
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[127] leiguer, (for lieger), at rest; or (by Confusion with leaguer), encamped
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I have asked Anselm to bring with him a copy of the charter from the lieger-book. "
The Rose Rent Peters, Ellis, 1913-1995 1986
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