The Collaborative International Dictionary
Leese \Leese\, v. t. [Cf. F. l['e]ser, L. laesus, p. p. of
laedere.]
To hurt. [Obs.]
--B. Jonson.
Leese \Leese\ (l[=e]z), v. t. [See Lose.] To lose. [Obs.]
They would rather leese their friend than their jest.
--Lord
Burleigh.
Wiktionary
Etymology 1 vb. (context obsolete English) To lose. Etymology 2
vb. 1 (context obsolete English) To release, set free. 2 (context obsolete English) To loosen, unfasten.
Wikipedia
Leese may refer to:
- The Leese family, an English aristocratic family
- Arnold Leese, a late British fascist politician
- Joseph Leese, a late British politician
- Oliver Leese, a late British World War II general
- Richard Leese, a British politician
- Leese, Germany, a municipality in Lower Saxony, Germany
Usage examples of "leese".
Eisenhower, newly named Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Forces, decided he would have enough prima donnas in the Mediterranean, between Mark Clark, Montgomery, other British Generals like Alexander and Leese, New Zealanders like Freyberg, and took Custer with him to England, to prepare for the Normandy Invasion.