LEY
Ley, n.
Defn: Grass or meadow land; a lea.
LEY
Ley, a.
Defn: Fallow; unseeded. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
LEYDEN JAR; LEYDEN PHIAL
Ley"den jar", Ley"den phi"al, (Elec.)
Defn: A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top, and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with electricity. It is so named from having been invented in Leyden, Holland.
LEYSER
Ley"ser, n.
Defn: Leisure. [Obs.] Chaucer.
LEZE MAJESTY Leze` maj"es*ty. Etym: [F. lese-majesté, fr. L. laesus, fem. laesa, injured (see Lesion) + majestas majesty; that is, crimen laesae majestatis.] [Written also lese majesty.] (Law)
Defn: Any crime committed against the sovereign power.