Legist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈliːdʒɪst/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Legist is a noun meaning One skilled in the law.
Meaning
One skilled in the law.
More Meanings
- A writer on law; also, a lawmaker, a legislator.
Example Sentences
‘King and kingdom,’ concurred d'Aguesseau, wisest of wise eighteenth-century legists, ‘form a single entity.’
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.
Word Forms
- legists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jurisprudent, litigator, lawman, jurisconsult, lawmaker, lawyer.
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