dead lef
noun/ˈdɛdˌlɛf/
English Definition
estate, inheritance, legacy
Etymology
- (Compound of dead + lef. Literally, "what the dead have left behind.")
Examples
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"Di pickney dem a malice dem one anedda an' a fight over dead lef."
The children aren't speaking to each other and they're fighting over the legacy.
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"“Di noise dem a meck would a meck anybody def an through wha why you tink dem a gwan so no true di grampa riches as di ole man close im eye dem start fi war over di dead lef […]”"
The noise they were making would make anybody deaf And for what reason? Why do you think they're behaving like that? It's because of grandpa's riches As soon as the old man closed his eyes They started to fight over the legacy […]