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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary le·gist ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Middle French legiste, from Medieval Latin legista, from Latin leg-, lex DATE 15th century : a specialist in law; especially : one learned in Roman or civil law Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged le·gist \ˈlējə̇st\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French legiste, from Medieval Latin legista, from Latin leg-, lex law + -ista -ist 1. : a specialist in law or a branch of law; especially : one learned in Roman or civil law < the legists elaborated their ideas of the royal rights with the aid of the Roman law — G.C.Sellery > 2. : a medieval law student 3. usually capitalized : one of a group of Chinese philosophers emphasizing penal law as the principal means of social control < the Legists urged the full rigor of military despotism — C.P.Fitzgerald > — compare confucian |
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