What is "lessa"

A lessa was a customary unit of area used in the Indian state of Manipur and neighbouring regions. After metrication in the mid-20th century, the unit became obsolete.

Lessa could refer to:

• Lessa (surname)
• Lessa, a fictional character in Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series
• Lessa (area), a unit of measurement formerly used in the state of Manipur in India

The surname Lessa may refer to:

• Adriana Lessa
• Anderson Lessa
• Aureliano Lessa (1828–1861), a Brazilian poet, adept of the "Ultra-romanticism" movement
• Elsie Lessa (1912–2000), a Brazilian journalist and writer of American descent
• Fernanda Lessa, a Brazilian top model
• Ivan Lessa (born 1935), a Brazilian journalist and writer of American descent
• Leandro Lessa Azevedo (born 1980), a Brazilian striker
• Orígenes Lessa (1903–1986), journalist, short story writer, novelist, and a writer of essays
• William A. Lessa