- (n.) Pleasing; agreeable; acceptable; preferable.
- (n.) Same as Lif.
- (adv.) Willing; disposed.
- (adv.) Gladly; willingly; freely; -- now used only in the phrases, had as lief, and would as lief; as, I had or would, as lief go as not.
- (n.) Dear; beloved.
- (n.) A dear one; a sweetheart.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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