"leguleian" meaning in English

See leguleian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌlɛɡjʊˈliːən/ Forms: more leguleian [comparative], most leguleian [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin lēguleius (“pettifogger”), from lēx, lēgis (“law”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|lēguleius||pettifogger}} Latin lēguleius (“pettifogger”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} leguleian (comparative more leguleian, superlative most leguleian)
  1. (obsolete) Legal Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-leguleian-en-adj-R4fq98k4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 41 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 28 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 1
  2. (obsolete) lawyerly; like a lawyer. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-leguleian-en-adj-sQkyklHs

Noun

IPA: /ˌlɛɡjʊˈliːən/ Forms: leguleians [plural]
Etymology: From Latin lēguleius (“pettifogger”), from lēx, lēgis (“law”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|lēguleius||pettifogger}} Latin lēguleius (“pettifogger”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} leguleian (plural leguleians)
  1. (obsolete) A lawyer. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-leguleian-en-noun-R04wysxa

Inflected forms

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