The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lease \Lease\ (l[=e]z), v. i. [AS. lesan to gather; akin to D.
   lezen to gather, read, G. lesen, Goth. lisan to gather; cf.
   Lith lesti to peck.]
   To gather what harvesters have left behind; to glean. [Obs.]
   --Dryden.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lease \Lease\ (l[=e]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leased; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Leasing.] [F. laisser, OF. laissier, lessier, to
   leave, transmit, L. laxare to loose, slacken, from laxus
   loose, wide. See Lax, and cf. Lesser.]
   1. To grant to another by lease the possession of, as of
      lands, tenements, and hereditaments; to let; to demise;
      as, a landowner leases a farm to a tenant; -- sometimes
      with out.
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            There were some [houses] that were leased out for
            three lives.                          --Addison.
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   2. To hold under a lease; to take lease of; as, a tenant
      leases his land from the owner.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lease \Lease\ (l[=e]s), n. [Cf. OF. lais. See Lease, v. t.]
   1. The temporary transfer of a possession to another person
      in return for a fee or other valuable consideration paid
      for the transfer; especially, A demise or letting of
      lands, tenements, or hereditaments to another for life,
      for a term of years, or at will, or for any less interest
      than that which the lessor has in the property, usually
      for a specified rent or compensation.
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   2. The contract for such letting.
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   3. Any tenure by grant or permission; the time for which such
      a tenure holds good; allotted time.
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            Our high-placed Macbeth
            Shall live the lease of nature.       --Shak.
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   Lease and release a mode of conveyance of freehold estates,
      formerly common in England and in New York. its place is
      now supplied by a simple deed of grant. --Burrill.
      --Warren's Blackstone.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Record \Re*cord"\ (r?*k?rd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recorded; p.
   pr. & vb. n. Recording.] [OE. recorden to repeat, remind,
   F. recorder, fr. L. recordari to remember; pref. re- re- +
   cor, cordis, the heart or mind. See Cordial, Heart.]
   1. To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.
      [Obs.] "I it you record." --Chaucer.
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   2. To repeat; to recite; to sing or play. [Obs.]
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            They longed to see the day, to hear the lark
            Record her hymns, and chant her carols blest.
                                                  --Fairfax.
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   3. To preserve the memory of, by committing to writing, to
      printing, to inscription, or the like; to make note of; to
      write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose
      of preserving authentic evidence of; to register; to
      enroll; as, to record the proceedings of a court; to
      record historical events.
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            Those things that are recorded of him . . . are
            written in the chronicles of the kings. --1 Esd. i.
                                                  42.
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   To record a deed, mortgage, lease, etc., to have a copy
      of the same entered in the records of the office
      designated by law, for the information of the public.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lease
    n 1: property that is leased or rented out or let [syn: lease,
         rental, letting]
    2: a contract granting use or occupation of property during a
       specified time for a specified payment
    3: the period of time during which a contract conveying property
       to a person is in effect [syn: lease, term of a contract]
    v 1: let for money; "We rented our apartment to friends while we
         were abroad" [syn: rent, lease]
    2: hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services
       [syn: rent, hire, charter, lease]
    3: grant use or occupation of under a term of contract; "I am
       leasing my country estate to some foreigners" [syn: lease,
       let, rent]
    4: engage for service under a term of contract; "We took an
       apartment on a quiet street"; "Let's rent a car"; "Shall we
       take a guide in Rome?" [syn: lease, rent, hire,
       charter, engage, take]