Толковый словарь английского языка - league

I. noun Etymology: Middle English leuge, lege, from Late Latin leuga Date: 14th century any of various units of distance from about 2.4 to 4.6 statute miles (3.9 to 7.4 kilometers), a square ~, II. noun see: ligature Date: 15th century 1. an association of nations or other political entities for a common purpose, b. an association of persons or groups united by common interests or goals, a group of sports teams that regularly play one another, an informal alliance , class, category, III. verb (~d; leaguing) Date: 1604 transitive verb to unite in a ~, intransitive verb to form a ~