Etymology

legist

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Today it means: Someone skilled in the law; a lawmaker, a legislator. Full definition →

Middle French légiste ← Medieval Latin lēgista ← Latin lex
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  1. Latin · derived fromlex“law”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromlēgista
  3. Middle French · derived fromlégiste
  4. English todaylegist

From Middle French légiste, from Medieval Latin lēgista, from Latin lex (“law”). Compare legal.

Words from the same roots

Latinlex all →

legitimatelexlegificlex talionis

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.