ledger

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ledger/ˈleʤə(r)/

▶noun

• 1 a book or other collection of financial accounts.

• 2 a flat stone slab covering a grave.

• 3 a horizontal scaffolding pole, parallel to the face of the building.

• 4 a weight used on a fishing line to anchor the bait in a particular place.

▶verb fish using a ledger.

– origin ME legger, ligger (denoting a large bible or breviary), prob. from vars of lay1 and lie1, influenced by Du. legger and ligger.