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leavee

noun

Etymology

From leave + -ee.

  1. derived from *leyp-✻ — “to stick; fat”
  2. inherited from *laibijaną✻ — “to let stay, leave”
  3. inherited from *laibijan✻
  4. inherited from lǣfan — “to leave”
  5. inherited from leven
  6. suffixed as leavee — “leave + ee”

Definitions

  1. The person in a relationship who is left by the other.

    • The leavee is the one who may not have been quite ready to give up on the relationship and so may feel still committed in some way to the marriage.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA