adjective
- Light in weight; not heavy.
Usage: archaic or poetic
noun
- A book of accounts in which transactions are recorded; a ledger.
- A horizontal timber or bar used as a support in scaffolding or construction.
Usage: variant spelling of ledger; less common
Usage: also spelled ledger; construction/carpentry term
Examples
- The dancer moved with a leger step across the stage.
- The accountant recorded all expenses in the leger.
- Workers installed a leger line to support the scaffolding.
- A leger line in music notation appears above or below the staff.
- The leger weight of the new aircraft made it ideal for long-distance flights.