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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leˈd͡ʒi.sta/
- Rhymes: -ista
- Hyphenation: le‧gì‧sta
Noun
legista m or f by sense (masculine plural legisti, feminine plural legiste)
- (law) jurist
Further reading
- legista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From lēx (“law”) + -ista (“-ist”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lēgista m (genitive lēgistae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin) one skilled in law, legist
Declension
First-declension noun.
References
- legista in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- legista in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
legista m or f (plural legistas)
- skilled in law
Noun
legista m or f by sense (plural legistas)
- Clipping of médico-legista.
- Clipping of médica-legista.
Spanish
Adjective
legista m or f (masculine and feminine plural legistas)
- skilled in law; legist
Derived terms
Noun
legista m or f by sense (plural legistas)
- one skilled in law
Further reading