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Noun: league  leeg
  1. An association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
    "The team won the league championship";
    - conference
     
  2. An association of states, organizations or individuals for common action
    "The League of Nations was an early attempt at international cooperation"
     
  3. An obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles)
    "The castle was said to be seven leagues away"
Verb: league  leeg
  1. Unite to form a league
    "The small countries leagued against the aggressor"

Derived forms: leaguing, leagues, leagued

Type of: association, linear measure, linear unit, unify, union, unite

Encyclopedia: League, Michael