"Lessing" meaning in English

See Lessing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Lessings [plural]
Etymology: * As a German surname, borrowed from German Lessing, a variant of Lessig. * As a Lower Sorbian surname, from lesník (“forester”). Compare Lesnik. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Lessing}} German Lessing, {{der|en|dsb|-}} Lower Sorbian Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Lessing (plural Lessings)
  1. A surname from German. Wikipedia link: Lessing
    Sense id: en-Lessing-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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