lea

noun3

1. •
   An open field, meadow, pasture.

   • 19th century, Alfred Tennyson, Circumstance Two children in two neighbor villages Playing mad pranks along the heathy leas
2. •
   Any of several measures of yarn; for linen, 300 yards (275 m); for cotton, 120 yards (110 m).
3. •
   A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.

noun3

1. •
   (US) Initialism of law enforcement agency.
2. •
   (Wales, historical) Initialism of local education authority.
3. •
   (Ireland) Initialism of local electoral area.