He was so strong that no man might him let. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

He who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. 2. Thess. ii. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mine ancient wound is hardly whole,
And lets me from the saddle. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Consider whether your doings be to the let of your salvation or not. Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Lawn Tennis) A stroke in which a ball touches the top of the net in passing over. [ 1913 Webster ]

He . . . prayed him his voyage for to let. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yet neither spins nor cards, ne cares nor frets,
But to her mother Nature all her care she lets. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let me alone in choosing of my wife. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To consider; to think; to esteem. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To cause; to make; -- used with the infinitive in the active form but in the passive sense; as, let make, i. e., cause to be made; let bring, i. e., cause to be brought. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

This irous, cursed wretch
Let this knight's son anon before him fetch. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

He . . . thus let do slay hem all three. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Anon he let two coffers make. Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively, by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain or prevent. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In this sense, when followed by an infinitive, the latter is commonly without the sign to; as to let us walk, i. e., to permit or suffer us to walk. Sometimes there is entire omission of the verb; as, to let [ to be or to go ] loose. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pharaoh said, I will let you go. Ex. viii. 28. [ 1913 Webster ]

If your name be Horatio, as I am let to know it is. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to lease; to rent; to hire out; -- often with out; as, to let a farm; to let a house; to let out horses. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or contract; -- often with out; as, to let the building of a bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The active form of the infinitive of let, as of many other English verbs, is often used in a passive sense; as, a house to let (i. e., for letting, or to be let). This form of expression conforms to the use of the Anglo-Saxon gerund with to (dative infinitive) which was commonly so employed. See Gerund, 2. “ Your elegant house in Harley Street is to let.” Thackeray. In the imperative mood, before the first person plural, let has a hortative force. “ Rise up, let us go.” Mark xiv. 42. “ Let us seek out some desolate shade.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

To let alone, to leave; to withdraw from; to refrain from interfering with. --
To let blood, to cause blood to flow; to bleed. --
To let down. (a) To lower. (b) To soften in tempering; as, to let down tools, cutlery, and the like. --
To let fly or
To let drive, to discharge with violence, as a blow, an arrow, or stone. See under Drive, and Fly. --
To let in or
To let into. (a) To permit or suffer to enter; to admit. (b) To insert, or imbed, as a piece of wood, in a recess formed in a surface for the purpose. --
To let loose, to remove restraint from; to permit to wander at large. --
To let off. (a) To discharge; to let fly, as an arrow; to fire the charge of, as a gun. (b) To release, as from an engagement or obligation. [ Colloq. ] --
To let out. (a) To allow to go forth; as, to let out a prisoner. (b) To extend or loosen, as the folds of a garment; to enlarge; to suffer to run out, as a cord. (c) To lease; to give out for performance by contract, as a job. (d) To divulge. --
To let slide, to let go; to cease to care for. [ Colloq. ] “ Let the world slide.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To be let or leased; as, the farm lets for $500 a year. See note under Let, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]

To let on, to tell; to tattle; to divulge something. [ Low ] --
To let up, to become less severe; to diminish; to cease; as, when the storm lets up. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The let-alone principle,
The let-alone doctrine, or
The let-alone policy. (Polit. Econ.) See Laissez faire. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or for avenging the wrongs of others. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A lecher. [ slang ] [ PJC ]