[a. G. Lette, ad. the native name Latvi.] a. An individual belonging to the people called Letts, who inhabit parts of certain of the Baltic provinces of Russia. b. The language of this people; = LETTISH.
1831. For. Q. Rev., VIII. 61. The Letts, a simple-mannered and now-existing people. Ibid., 70. Henry the Lett. who wrote in the 13th century.
1862. Lond. Rev., 16 Aug., 150. The Lithuanian proper…. The Lett, one of its branches, is spoken in Esthonia, Livonia, and Courland.
1884. Sat. Rev., June, 761/1. Any Lett could make himself understood in India.
