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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. There were some [houses] that were leased out for three lives. Addison.

Held by lease.

A tenant under a lease. -- Lease"hold`ing, a. & n.

One who leases or gleans. [Obs.] Swift.

To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex; -- often followed by with or at. It usually expresses less than to anger, vex, irritate, or provoke. God was displeased with this thing. 1 Chron. xxi. 7. Wilt thou be displeased at us forever Psalms lxxxv…

With displeasure. [R.]

Displeasure. [R.] South.

One who displeases.

One whose motive is to please men or the world, rather than God. Eph. vi. 6.

To please excessively.

tent; to satisfy. I pray to God that it may plesen you. Chaucer. What next I bring shall please thee, be assured. Milton.

Experiencing pleasure. -- Pleas"ed*ly, adv. -- Pleas"ed*ness, n.

An officious person who courts favor servilely; a pickthank. [Obs.] Shak.

One who pleases or gratifies.

To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.

One to whom a release is given.

The act of releasing, as from confinement or obligation. Milton.

One who releases, or sets free.

A lease by a tenant or lessee to another person; an underlease. Bouvier.

To please exceedingly. [Obs.] B. Jonson.