Le"ne , n. (Phonetics) (a) The smooth breathing (spiritus
lenis). (b) Any one of the lene consonants, as p, k, or t
(or Gr. π, κ, τ). W. E. Jelf.
Le"ne (lē"n&esl;), a. [L. lenis smooth.]
(Phonetics) (a) Smooth; as, the lene breathing.
(b) Applied to
certain mute consonants, as p, k, and t
(or Gr. π, κ, τ). W. E. Jelf.
Lene (lēn),
v. t. [See Lend.]
To lend; to grant; to permit. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Hear it pronounced