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legist

/ˈliːdʒɪst/ UK

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From Middle French légiste, from Medieval Latin lēgista, from Latin lex (“law”). Compare legal.

noun legists

Someone skilled in the law; a lawmaker, a legislator. There were a number of lawyers of the older type, men in sharp contrast and antagonism to the younger legists of the new American school.

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noun one skilled in the law

Русский	правове́д pravovéd

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@misc{legist_2026,
  title = {legist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/legist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}