"lege" meaning in English

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        "(US, colloquial) Clipping of legislature."
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      "form": "leges",
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      "form": "leged",
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        "To allege; to assert."
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        "(obsolete) To allege; to assert."
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        "A legend; colloquially used to describe a person who is held in high regard."
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        "(UK, Ireland, slang) A legend; colloquially used to describe a person who is held in high regard."
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        "Clipping of legislature."
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        "(obsolete) To allege; to assert."
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        "A legend; colloquially used to describe a person who is held in high regard."
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        "(UK, Ireland, slang) A legend; colloquially used to describe a person who is held in high regard."
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