Leud

Pronunciation

• enPR: loÍžod, IPA: /luːd/

• Rhymes: -uːd

Origin

1750, from Medieval Latin leudēs (pl., "vassals or followers of the king"), from Frankish *liudi ("people"), from Proto-Germanic *liudiz ("people"), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)lewədh- ("man, people"). Cognate with Old High German liuti ("people, subordinates"), Old English lēod ("chief, man"). More at leod.

Full definition of leud

Noun

1. a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages

Synonyms

• antrustion

Anagrams

• duel, lude