legist

[ lee-jist ]

/ ˈli dʒɪst /

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noun

an expert in law, especially ancient law.

Origin of legist

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word lēgista.See legal, -ist

Words nearby legist

legislative veto, legislator, legislatorial, legislatrix, legislature, legist, legit, legitim, legitimacy, legitimate, legitimate government

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Example sentences from the Web for legist

Covarruvias, a Spanish legist, already quoted, agrees with Arnault Ferton.
Cock Lane and Common-Sense|Andrew Lang
Then as an administrator he reformed the government, as a legist he reissued and revised the laws.
Constantinople|William Holden Hutton
It was a requirement of prudence and safety which commends itself to every logician and legist.
The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. I (of II)|Walter M. Chandler
But this was the end of the poetic reputation of Chapelain, “the legist of Parnassus”.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7|Various

Where human statute is beginning to prize the general weal, the legist is of high account, and the priest paramount.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 341, March, 1844, Vol. 55|Various

British Dictionary definitions for legist

legist

/ (ˈliːdʒɪst) /

noun

a person versed in the law

Word Origin for legist

C15: from Medieval Latin lēgista, from lēx law

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单词	legist
释义	legist [ lee-jist ] / ˈli dʒɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR legist ON THESAURUS.COM noun an expert in law, especially ancient law. Origin of legist First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word lēgista.See legal, -ist Words nearby legist legislative veto, legislator, legislatorial, legislatrix, legislature, legist, legit, legitim, legitimacy, legitimate, legitimate government Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for legist Covarruvias, a Spanish legist, already quoted, agrees with Arnault Ferton. Cock Lane and Common-Sense\|Andrew Lang Then as an administrator he reformed the government, as a legist he reissued and revised the laws. Constantinople\|William Holden Hutton It was a requirement of prudence and safety which commends itself to every logician and legist. The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. I (of II)\|Walter M. Chandler But this was the end of the poetic reputation of Chapelain, “the legist of Parnassus”. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7\|Various Where human statute is beginning to prize the general weal, the legist is of high account, and the priest paramount. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 341, March, 1844, Vol. 55\|Various British Dictionary definitions for legist legist / (ˈliːdʒɪst) / noun a person versed in the law Word Origin for legist C15: from Medieval Latin lēgista, from lēx law Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to legist counselor, advocate, proctor, attorney, practitioner, barrister, mouthpiece, counsel, solicitor, defender, jurist, procurator, counsellor, pleader, jurisprudent, attorney-at-law, legal eagle
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legist

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for legist

noun

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