leguleian

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/ˌlɛɡjʊˈliːən/

adjective

Legal

OriginLatin lēguleius →
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Meanings

adjectiveleguleian (comparative more leguleian, superlative most leguleian)

comparative more leguleian · superlative most leguleian

  1. obsoleteLegal
  2. obsoletelawyerly; like a lawyer.

    And, on looking again at one case of "thereafter," viz., at page 79, it seems impossible to determine whether he uses it in the classical English sense, or in the sense of leguleian barbarism.

    1847, Thomas De Quincey, “Protestantism”, in Tait's Magazine
nounleguleian (plural leguleians)

plural leguleians

  1. obsoleteA lawyer.

Origin

  1. Latinlēguleius“pettifogger”
  2. Englishleguleian

From Latin lēguleius (“pettifogger”), from lēx, lēgis (“law”).

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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