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Leas vs Geas - What's the difference?

leas | geas |

As nouns the difference between leas and geas

is that leas is ray of light; light, radiance; beam, streak (of light); gleam, glimmer or leas can be lease or leas can be ear of corn while geas is a vow or obligation placed upon a person.

As a verb leas

is welt; thrash, flog or leas can be .

leas

English

Noun

(head)
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    geas

    English

    Noun

  • A vow or obligation placed upon a person.
  • A curse.
  • A mystical compulsion.
  • Quotations

    * 1980' - Stephen Donaldson, ''The Wounded Land'', page 162, ''The memory came upon him like a '''''geas'' , overwhelming his revulsion, numbing his heart. Neil Gaiman, "Chivalry": "Galaad stood up again and turned to Mrs. Whitaker. 'Gracious lady, keeper of the Holy of Holies, let me now depart this place with the Blessed Chalice, that my journeyings may be ended and my geas fulfilled.'"

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