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lege¹

  • /ˈlɛd͡ʒ/ US

Sounds like ledge · Rhymes with -ɛdʒ

noun

  1. US, abbreviation, clipping, colloquial, uncountable Clipping of legislature

lege²

  • /ˈlɛd͡ʒ/ US

Sounds like ledge · Rhymes with -ɛdʒ

Where it comes from

Abbreviated from allege (“to assert”).

verb leges · leging · leged

  1. obsolete To allege; to assert. Not onely he legeth his mercy to bynde his reason, but also his wysdome.

lege³

  • /ˈlɛd͡ʒ/ US

Sounds like ledge · Rhymes with -ɛdʒ

Where it comes from

Clipping of legend.

noun leg · ledge

  1. Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable A legend; colloquially used to describe a person who is held in high regard.

    Similar: ledgebag

Lege⁴

proper noun Leges

  1. A surname.

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lege. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lege

Chicago

"lege." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lege.

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@misc{lege_2026,
  title = {lege},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lege},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}