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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61325" /> == | |||
<p> LEAGUE, n. leeg. L. ligo, to bind. </p> 1. An alliance or confederacy between princes or states for their mutual aid or defense a national contract or compact. A league may be offensive or defensive, or both. It is offensive, when the contracting parties agree to unite in attacking a common enemy defensive, when the parties agree to act in concert in defending each other against an enemy. 2. A combination or union of two or more parties for the purpose of maintaining friendship and promoting their mutual interest, or for executing any design in concert. <p> And let there be 'twixt us and them no league, nor amity. </p> <p> LEAGUE, leeg. </p> 1. To unite, as princes or states in a contract of amity for mutual aid or defense to confederate. [[Russia]] and [[Austria]] leagued to oppose the ambition of Buonaparte. 2. To unite or confederate, as private persons for mutual aid. <p> LEAGUE, n. leeg. [[Low]] L. leuca. </p> 1. Originally, a stone erected on the public roads, at certain distances, in the manner of the modern mile-stones. Hence, 2. The distance between two stones. With the English and Americans, a league is the length of three miles but this measure is chiefly at sea. The league on the continent of Europe, is very different among different nations. The Dutch and German league contains four geographical miles. | |||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_138032" /> == | |||
<p> (1): </p> <p> (v. i.) To unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support; to confederate. </p> <p> (2): </p> <p> (n.) A measure of length or distance, varying in different countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of 5.280 feet each, and used (as a land measure) chiefly on the continent of Europe, and in the Spanish parts of America. The marine league of [[England]] and the [[United]] States is equal to three marine, or geographical, miles of 6080 feet each. </p> <p> (3): </p> <p> (n.) A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of a league. </p> <p> (4): </p> <p> (n.) An alliance or combination of two or more nations, parties, or persons, for the accomplishment of a purpose which requires a continued course of action, as for mutual defense, or for furtherance of commercial, religious, or political interests, etc. </p> <p> (5): </p> <p> (v. t.) To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose; to combine; to unite; as, common interests will league heterogeneous elements. </p> | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32433" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_32433" /> == | ||
Exodus 23:32,3334:12-16Exodus 17:8,14Deuteronomy 25:17-19Deuteronomy 2:9,19 | Exodus 23:32,3334:12-16Exodus 17:8,14Deuteronomy 25:17-19Deuteronomy 2:9,19 | ||
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== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_41873" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_41873" /> == | ||
Daniel 11:23 | Daniel 11:23 | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67369" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_67369" /> == | ||
<p> See ALLIANCE. </p> | <p> See ALLIANCE. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48082" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_48082" /> == | ||
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<ref name="term_61325"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/king-james-dictionary/league League from King James Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_138032"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/league League from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_32433"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/league League from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_32433"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/league League from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_41873"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/league League from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_41873"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/holman-bible-dictionary/league League from Holman Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_67369"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/league League from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_67369"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/league League from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_48082"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/league League from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_48082"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/league League from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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