Ley
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /leɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ley is a noun meaning (agriculture) Arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing.
Meaning
(agriculture) Arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing.
More Meanings
- A ley line.
- (agriculture) Fallow; unseeded.
- (agriculture) Rotated to pasture instead of cropping.
- Alternative spelling of lea.
- Archaic form of lye.
- (obsolete) Law.
Example Sentences
For a ley hunter, local people – particularly the elderly – can be mines of information. Devereux and Thomson recount how they asked a septuagenarian in a remote village the location of an elusive stone, without mentioning the subject of leys: […]
Word Forms
- leys
Synonyms for ley
Depending on context, synonyms include pasture, pastureland, lea.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lea, pastureland, pasture, act, bill, legislation.
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