Meaning

noun the activity of leading

noun the body of people who lead a group

noun the status of a leader

originEtymology tree Proto-West Germanic *laidī Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *laid ▲ Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Proto-West Germanic *laidijārī Old English lǣdere Middle English leder English leader Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old…

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