Etymology

elegit

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Today it means: A judicial writ ordering seizure of a debtor's property. Full definition →

Latin ēlēgit
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromēlēgit“he has chosen”
  2. English todayelegit

From Latin ēlēgit (“he has chosen”).

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