Ledger

lej'er, n. A mercantile account-book, in which all debits and credits from the journal are placed under appropriate heads. {Arch.) A slab of stone, such as is laid over a tomb; a piece of timber used in a scaffolding. [D. legger, one who lies down, the nether mill-stone, OD. leggen, to lay. See Lie.] Ledger-line, n. See Leger-line, under Leger. Lee, n. pi. Lees, lez. That which settles at the bottom of a cask of liquor (esp. wine), etc.; sediment; dregs. [F. LL. Ha.] Lee, n. (Naut.) A place defended from the wind; that side of an object which protected from the wind by the object itself; that quarter toward which the wind blows, — opp. to that whence proceeds. — a. Of, or pert, to, the side opposite to that against which the wind blows. [Ic. Me, D. Uj. lee, AS. and OS. hleo, protection, shelter.] — Lee'ward, loo'erd, a. Pert, to, or in the direction of, the part awav fr. the wind. — adv. Toward the lee. [D. lijwadrts.] — Lee'way, le'wa, n. The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course, or the angle which the line of her way makes with her keel; drift.