Added 9 October 2026
league
/liːɡ/ noun
Latin root: ligō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about league at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members.
- An association of states or organizations or individuals for common action.
- An obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles).
verb
Origin
From Middle English liege, ligg, lige (“a pact between governments, an agreement, alliance”), from Middle French ligue, from Italian lega, from the verb legare, from Latin ligō (“to tie”).
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