Definitions
engage for service under a term of contract
Word origin
From Middle English *lesen, from Anglo-Norman *leser, Old French lesser, laisier (“to let, let go”), partly from Latin laxō (“to loose”) and partly from Old High German lāzan (“to let, let go, release”) (German lassen), cognate with Old English lǣtan (“to allow, let go, leave, rent”) whence let.
Used in a sentence
“Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date:”
“I'm leasing a small apartment in Runcorn for a month while I'm there for work.”
“Since as a child I used to lie Upon the leaze and watch the sky, Never, I own, expected I That life would all be fair.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Rental contract”5 letters
02“Rental agreement”5 letters
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