noun
- Leland,1902–71, U.S. theatrical producer.
- a city in central California, SE of Oakland.
noun
- British obsolete a parish officer in charge of enclosures and fences
proper name, from Old English hege-weard “guardian of the fence/hedge.” His original duties seem to have been protecting the fences around the Lammas lands, when enclosed, to prevent cattle from breaking in while the crops grew.