non-league

adj

Etymology

From non- + league.

  1. derived from ligō — “to tie
  2. derived from lega
  3. derived from ligue
  4. inherited from liege
  5. prefixed as non-league — “non + league

Definitions

  1. Playing in a division below The Football League, being amateur or semi-professional teams.

    • Crawley missed two penalties but still edged out League Two Torquay to become the first non-league side to reach the FA Cup fifth round for 17 years.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for non-league. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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