leading

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈliːdɪŋ/]

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1. leading (noun) — sense 1

Definition: An act by which one is led or guided.

Example: It has been said that we ought not to force our way, but to wait for the openings, and leadings of Providence; but it might with equal propriety be answered in this case, neither ought we to neglect embracing those openings in providence which daily present themselves to us.

2. leading (noun) — sense 2

Definition: Command of an army or military unit.

Example: Art thou but Captaine of a thouſand horſe,
That by Characters grauen in thy browes,
And by thy martiall face and ſtout aſpect,
Deſeru’ſt to haue the leading of an hoſte?

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