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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Leger

/(lĕj"ẽr)/ · Leg·er · IPA /ˈlɛd͡ʒə(ɹ)/
01 n. Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place.
  1. 1.
    Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    A minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of government.[Obs.]
    “Sir Edward Carne, the queen's leger at Rome.” — Fuller.
  3. 3.
    A ledger.
02 a. Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger ambassador.
  1. 1.
    Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger ambassador.
03 a. Light; slender; slim; trivial.
  1. 1.
    Light; slender; slim; trivial.[Obs. except in special phrases.]
Phrases & compounds
Leger line — a line added above or below the staff to extend its compass; -- called also added line.