LEAGUE  . 1 . (Through Fr. ligue, Ital. liga, from See also:

• LAT

Lat. ligare, to bind), an agreement entered into by two or more parties for mutual See also:

• PROTECTION

protection or See also:

• JOINT (through Fr. from Lat. junctum, jungere, to join)

joint attack, or for the furtherance of some See also:

• COMMON

common See also:

• OBJECT

object, also the See also:

• BODY

body thus joined or " leagued " together . The name has been given to numerous confederations, such as the Achaean League (q.v.), the See also:

• CONFEDERATION (Fr. confederation, Lat. confoederatio, from foedus, a league, foederare, to form a league)

confederation of the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient cities of Achaia, and especially to the various See also:

• HOLY

holy leagues (ligues See also:

• SAINTES

saintes), of which the better known are those formed by See also:

• POPE (Gr. irarraas, post-classical Lat. papa, father)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1688–1744)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1763-1835)
• POPE, JANE (1742-1818)
• POPE, JOHN (1822-1892)
• POPE, SIR THOMAS (c. 1507-1559)

Pope See also:

• JULIUS

Julius II. against See also:

• VENICE
• VENICE (continued)
• VENICE (Venezia)

Venice in 15o8, often known as the League of See also:

• CAMBRAI

Cambrai, and against See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France in 1511 . "The League," in See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French See also:

• HISTORY

history, is that of the Catholics headed by the Guises to preserve the See also:

• CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic See also:

• RELIGION
• RELIGION, FOLKLORE, CUSTOM

religion against the See also:

• HUGUENOTS

Huguenots and prevent the See also:

• ACCESSION (from Lat. accedere, to go to, to approach)

accession of See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry of See also:

• NAVARRE (Span. Navarra)

Navarre to the See also:

• THRONE

throne (see FRANCE: History) . " The See also:

• SOLEMN (Lat. sollemnis, sollemnis, less correctly solennis, yearly, annual; from sollus = totus, whole, entire, Gr. Mos., and annus, year)

Solemn League and See also:

• COVENANT
• COVENANT (an O. Fr. form, later convenant, from convenir, to agree, Lat. convenire)

Covenant " was the agreement for the See also:

• ESTABLISHMENT (0. Fr. establissement, Fr. etablissement, late Norm. Fr. establishement, from O. Fr. establir, Fr. etablir, Lat. stabilire, to make stable)

establishment of See also:

• PRESBYTERIANISM

Presbyterianism in both countries entered into by See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England and See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland in 1643 (see See also:

• COVENANTERS

COVENANTERS) . Of commercial leagues the most famous is that of the Hanse towns, known as the Hanseatic League (q.v.) . The word has been adopted by See also:

• POLITICAL

political associations, such as the See also:

• ANTI, or CAMPA

Anti-See also:

• CORN (a common Teutonic word; cf. Lat. granum, seed, grain)
• CORN (fromm Lat. corms, horn)

Corn See also:

• LAW
• LAW (0. Eng. lagu, M. Eng. lawe; from an old Teutonic root lag, " lie," what lies fixed or evenly; cf. Lat. lex, Fr. loi)
• LAW, JOHN (1671—1729)
• LAW, WILLIAM (1686-1761)

Law League, the Irish See also:

• LAND

Land League, the See also:

• PRIMROSE

Primrose League and the See also:

• UNITED

United Irish League, and by numerous social organizations . " League " has also been applied to a See also:

• SPECIAL

special See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of competition in athletics, especially in Association See also:

• FOOTBALL

football . In this See also:

• SYSTEM

system clubs " league " together in a competition, each playing every other member of the associationtwice, and the See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order of merit is decided by the points gained during the See also:

• SEASON (0. Fr. seson, seison, mod. saison, Lat. satio, sowing time, the spring, from serere, to sow; in Late Lat. the word is found with its present meaning, the spring being considered as particularly the season of the year)

season, a win counting two and a draw one . 2 . (From the See also:

• LATE

late Lat. leuga, or leuca, said to be a Gallic word; the mod .

Fr. lieue comes from the O . Fr. liue; the Gaelic leac, meaning a See also:

• FLAT (a modification of O. Eng. flet, an obsolete word of Teutonic origin, meaning the ground beneath the feet)

flat See also:

• STONE
• STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
• STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
• STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
• STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
• STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
• STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
• STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
• STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)

stone posted as a See also:

• MARK
• MARK, CARL (1858– )
• MARK, GOSPEL OF ST
• MARK, ST

mark of distance on a road, has been suggested as the origin), a measure of distance, probably never in See also:

• REGULAR

regular use in England, and now only in poetical or rhetorical See also:

• LANGUAGE (adapted from the Fr. langage, from langue, tongue, Lat. lingua)

language . It was the See also:

• CELTIC

Celtic as opposed to the See also:

• TEUTONIC
• TEUTONIC (GERMANIC) LANGUAGES

Teutonic unit, and was used in France, See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain, See also:

• PORTUGAL

Portugal and See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy . In all the countries it varies with different localities, and the ancient distance has never been fixed . The kilometric league of France is fixed at four kilometres . The nautical league is equal to three nautical See also:

• MILES, NELSON APPLETON (1839— )

miles .