lesser

See also: Lesser

English

Etymology

less +‎ -er

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -ɛsə(ɹ)

Adjective

lesser

  1. comparative form of little: more little
  2. of two things, the smaller in size, value, importance etc.

Derived terms
Terms derived from the adjective "lesser"

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Noun

lesser (plural lessers)

  1. a thing that is of smaller size, value, importance etc.
    the lesser of two evils
    The greater sand hills increasingly do not migrate, but almost all lessers do.

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Old French

Verb

lesser

  1. Alternative form of laissier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-sss, *-sst are modified to s, s, st. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of lesser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive lesser avoir lessé
gerund en lessant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle lessant
past participle lessé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present les lesses lesse lessons lessez lessent
imperfect lessoie, lesseie, lessoe, lesseve lessoies, lesseies, lessoes, lesseves lessoit, lesseit, lessot, lesseve lessiiens, lessiens lessiiez, lessiez lessoient, lesseient, lessoent, lessevent
preterite lessai lessas lessa lessames lessastes lesserent
future lesserai lesseras lessera lesserons lesseroiz, lessereiz, lesserez lesseront
conditional lesseroie, lessereie lesseroies, lessereies lesseroit, lessereit lesseriiens, lesseriens lesseriiez, lesseriez lesseroient, lessereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present les les lest lessons lessez lessent
imperfect lessasse lessasses lessast lessissons, lessissiens lessissoiz, lessissez, lessissiez lessassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— lesse, les — lessons lessez —
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