Etymology of the English word lessee
the English word
lesseederived from the Anglo-French word
lesseederived from the Old French word
lessederived from the Old French word
lesserderived from the Anglo-Norman word
lesseederived from the Anglo-Norman word
lesserderived from the Old French word
laissierderived from the Latin word
laxare (loosen, slaken, relax)
derived from the Latin word
laxus (unstrung; relaxed, at ease; wide, spacious, ample)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sleg-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*slēg-Date
The earliest known usage of lessee in English dates from the 15th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
