Leg"er (?), n. [See Ledger.]
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.
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Leg"er, a.
Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger ambassador.
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Leg"er, a. [F. l'eger, fr. LL. (assumed) leviarius, fr. L. levis light in weight. See Levity.]
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.
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