Leger /(lĕj"ẽr)/

Leg·er

Leger

n.
  1. Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place. [Obs.]
  2. A minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of government. [Obs.]
    Sir Edward Carne, the queen's leger at Rome.
  3. A ledger.

Leger

a.
  1. Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger ambassador.

Leger

a.
  1. Light; slender; slim; trivial. [Obs. except in special phrases.]

Phrases & Compounds
Leger line
a line added above or below the staff to extend its compass; -- called also added line.