lege en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɛd͡ʒ/ (US)
Meanings
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(US, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable) Clipping of legislature.
alt of legislature
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
lege en · VERB · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɛd͡ʒ/ (US)
Etymology
Abbreviated from allege (“to assert”).
Meanings
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(obsolete) To 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| leges | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| leged | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| leged | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| leging | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
lege en · NOUN · etymology 3
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɛd͡ʒ/ (US)
Etymology
Clipping of legend.
Meanings
- (Ireland, UK, slang, uncountable) A legend; colloquially used to describe a person who is held in high regard.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| leg | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ledge | alternative | lexicographic |