(US, military) Ellipsis of American Legion.

A surname.

a leaf of the banana or other plant, used as a plate to serve food in South Asian countries.

(food and drink) Allowing selection from a fixed list of individually priced options shown on the menu. / (by extension) Selective; only choosing what one likes or desires.

By ordering individually priced items from the menu.

Of or relating to the language spoken in ancient Rome and other cities of Latium which is now rarely used. / Of or relating to the script of the language spoken in ancient Rome and many modern alphabets.

(uncountable) The language of the ancient Romans, other Latins and of the Roman Catholic church, especially Classical Latin. / The Latin alphabet or writing system.

(countable) A person native to ancient Rome or its Empire. / (countable) A person from one of the modern European countries (including Italy, Spain etc.) whose language is descended from Latin.

A surname from Middle English.

(idiomatic) To abandon somebody; especially, to abandon somebody and leave him or her in a difficult situation.