exlex

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/ˈɛkslɛks/

noun

An outlaw.

OriginLatin exlēx →
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Meanings

nounexlex (plural exlexes)

plural exlexes · alternative ex-lex · alternative ex lex

  1. archaicAn outlaw.

    The door opened, and the faces of the rough-looking exlexes were exhibited by the light of the lamp held up by Gregory, […]

    1838, Edinburgh Cabinet Novels, page 121

Origin

  1. Latinexlēx
  2. Latinexlēx
  3. Englishexlex

Borrowed from Latin exlēx.

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APA

exlex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exlex

MLA

“exlex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exlex. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exlex,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exlex.

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