[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

ledger \ledg"er\le^j"~er, n. akin to d. legger layer,
   daybook fr. leggen to lay, liggen to lie, e. ledge, lie.
   see lie to be prostrate.
   1. a book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or
      preserved; the final book of record in business
      transactions, in which all debits and credits from the
      journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads.
      written also leger.
      1913 webster

   2. arch.
      a a large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb. --oxf.
          gloss.
      b a horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights
          and supporting floor timbers, a staircase,
          scaffolding, or the like. it differs from an intertie
          in being intended to carry weight. written also
          ligger.
          1913 webster

   ledger bait, fishing bait attached to a floating line
      fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc. --walton.
      --j. h. walsh.

   ledger blade,a stationary shearing blade in a machine for
      shearing the nap of cloth.

   ledger line. see leger line, under 3d leger, a.

   ledger wall mining, the wall under a vein; the foot wall.
      --raymond.
      1913 webster
see also:
lie leger ligger ledger bait ledger blade ledger line 
leger line leger ledger wall 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

leger \leg"er\ le^j"~er, n. see ledger.
   1. anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who,
      remains in a place. obs.
      1913 webster

   2. a minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of
      government. written also lieger, leiger. obs.
      1913 webster

            sir edward carne, the queen's leger at rome.
                                                  --fuller.
      1913 webster

   3. a ledger.
      1913 webster
see also:
ledger lieger leiger 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

leger \leg"er\, a.
   lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger
   ambassador.
   1913 webster

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

leger \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.
   1913 webster

   leger line mus., a line added above or below the staff to
      extend its compass; -- called also added line.
      1913 webster
see also:
levity leger line added line 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

leger
     n 1: a record in which commercial accounts are recorded; "they
          got a subpoena to examine our books" syn: ledger, account
          book, book of account, book
     2: french painter who was an early cubist 1881-1955 syn: fernand
        leger
see also:
ledger account book book of account book fernand leger 

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Leger Line, definition of term: Leger Line
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