leigh
n. countable C2 Proficiency US //ˈɫi// leigh
n. an old word for a grassy field or a meadow. You mostly see it today in the names of towns or in very old poems.
n. a meadow, pasture, or open area of grassy land. Primarily archaic or poetic in modern usage; survives extensively as a suffix in English toponyms.
The sheep grazed quietly in the green leigh.
The poet described a peaceful scene where the sun set slowly over the flowering leigh.
Usage
Archaic or literary; frequently appears as the suffix '-leigh' or '-ley' in place names and surnames.