"League" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH

1. A treaty of alliance be-tweeu different states or parties. It may be offensive or defensive, or both. It is offensive when the contracting parties agree to unite ln attacking a common enemy; defensive when the parties agree to act In concert in defending each other against an enemy, wharton

An alliance or combination of two or more nations, parties,
or persons, for the accomplishment of a purpose which requires a
continued course of action, as for mutual defense, or for furtherance
of commercial, religious, or political interests, etc.

A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of
a league.

To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint
purpose; to combine; to unite; as, common interests will league
heterogeneous elements.

To unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for
mutual support; to confederate.

A measure of length or distance, varying in different
countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of 5.280 feet
each, and used (as a land measure) chiefly on the continent of Europe,
and in the Spanish parts of America. The marine league of England and
the United States is equal to three marine, or geographical, miles of
6080 feet each.