a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
"The farmer opened the gate to let the sheep out onto the lush green ley where they could graze freely all afternoon."
Alternative spelling of lea
"The new ley requires all drivers to wear seatbelts at all times."
Archaic form of lye.
Law.
Fallow; unseeded.
"The farmer plowed the ley to let the soil rest before planting wheat next spring."
A surname.
"After visiting several villages in Lorraine, we decided to spend our final night in Ley before heading back home."
A commune of Moselle department, Lorraine, Grand Est, France