lea

1 of 2

noun

ˈlē  ˈlā 

variants or ley

1

: grassland, pasture

2

usually ley : arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing

lea

2 of 2

abbreviation

leather

Synonyms

Noun

• campo
• champaign
• down(s)
• grassland
• heath
• llano
• moor
• pampa
• plain
• prairie
• savanna
• savannah
• steppe
• tundra
• veld
• veldt

Examples of lea in a Sentence

Noun

across the lea rolls a lonely wagon

the cattle were free to range over the lea

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Named for the city’s pre-1925 moniker, the lea was spared from possible development in 2003 by local conservation group Siskiyou Land Trust. —Brian Coyne, SFChronicle.com, 11 July 2019

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English leye, from Old English lēah; akin to Old High German lōh thicket, Latin lucus grove, lux light — more at light

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

lea

noun

ˈlē,

lā

: meadow, pasture