legific

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adjective

Of or pertaining to lawmaking.

OriginLatin lex →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivelegific (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableOf or pertaining to lawmaking.

    1876', John Grote, A Treatise on the Moral Ideals Practically, in many cases, authority or legific competence has begun in bare power.

Origin

  1. Latinlex
  2. Englishlegific

From Latin lex, legis (“law”) + -ficare (“to make”, comparative). See -fy.

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APA

legific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legific

MLA

“legific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legific. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “legific,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/legific.

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