"ley" meaning in English

See ley in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /leɪ/, /liː/
Rhymes: -eɪ, -iː Etymology: See lea. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ley (not comparable)
  1. (agriculture) Fallow; unseeded. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Agriculture Translations (fallow; unseeded): ugarnak hagyott (Hungarian), ugaron hagyott (Hungarian), vetetlen (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-ley-en-adj-XLfau8PF Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'fallow; unseeded': 98 2
  2. (agriculture) Rotated to pasture instead of cropping. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-ley-en-adj-DPtg9~5O Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /leɪ/, /liː/ Forms: leys [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪ, -iː Etymology: See lea. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ley (plural leys)
  1. Alternative spelling of lea Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lea
    Sense id: en-ley-en-noun-MLzKAEex
  2. (agriculture) Arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing. Categories (topical): Agriculture Translations (arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing): ugar (Hungarian), kaszáló (Hungarian), legelő (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-ley-en-noun-H8T1N1ns Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing': 1 98 1
  3. A ley line.
    Sense id: en-ley-en-noun-R-2vkTju Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 2 8 2 57 5 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 6 9 4 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 20 2 1 2 1 16 1 6 0 0 13 20 14 1 3 0 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 1 1 1 0 22 1 7 0 0 12 19 12 1 4 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 12 6 21 6 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Blackbird Leys
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /leɪ/, /liː/
Rhymes: -eɪ, -iː Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} ley
  1. Archaic form of lye. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: lye
    Sense id: en-ley-en-noun-OmPgU2fB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /leɪ/, /liː/
Rhymes: -eɪ, -iː Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} ley
  1. (obsolete) Law. Tags: obsolete Related terms: peso ley
    Sense id: en-ley-en-noun-npJ5SyaY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "/leɪ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/liː/"
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          "word": "ugarnak hagyott"
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        "(agriculture) Rotated to pasture instead of cropping."
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      "ipa": "/leɪ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/liː/"
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        "(obsolete) Law."
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      "word": "kaszáló"
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