lege

L1E1G2E1
US/ˈlɛd͡ʒ/

verb

To allege; to assert.

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Meanings

lege1

nounlege (uncountable)
  1. USabbreviationclippingcolloquialuncountableClipping of legislature.

lege2

verblege (third-person singular simple present leges, present participle leging, simple past and past participle leged)

present singular third person leges · participle present leging · participle past leged · past leged

  1. obsoleteTo allege; to assert.

    Not onely he legeth his mercy to bynde his reason, but also his wysdome.

    1508, John Fisher, Treatise concernynge ... the seven penytencyall Psalms

lege3

nounlege (uncountable)

alternative leg · alternative ledge

  1. IrelandUKslanguncountableA legend; colloquially used to describe a person who is held in high regard.

    Synonyms: ledgebag

Lege4

proper nounLege (plural Leges)

plural Leges

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA legend; colloquially used to describe a person who is held in high regard.

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ledgebag
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ledgebag

Origin

lege · verb

Abbreviated from allege (“to assert”).

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lege · noun

Clipping of legend.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with lege

edgeregpledgehedgewedgevegledgeallegesledgedredgesedgefledgeswagekedgecledgeCornish hedgefedgetedge
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Sounds the same

ledgeledgeledge

Anagrams

gleeGeelEglegele
Cite this entry
APA

lege. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lege

MLA

“lege.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lege. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lege,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lege.

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