# live and let live

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To be tolerant; to enjoy the pleasures and opportunities which life offers and to allow others to do the same.

## Etymology
Possibly a calque of Dutch leven en laten leven, which was mentioned by Gerard de Malynes in a 1622 book about trade law (in the then-current spelling leuen ende laeten leuen).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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