adj
ley
lee
adj
1
Left unplanted or given over to grass and pasture rather than crops, of farmland.
"The farmer rotated the field back to ley for a season to let the soil recover."
How to Use Ley
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribes farmland temporarily used for grazing instead of growing crops.
When to use it
A specialist farming term; rarely used in everyday conversation outside agriculture.
Word Forms
Leys plural
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Etymology
A variant of the older word "lea," meaning open grassland or meadow.