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leges

See also: Leges, lèges, and leges-

English

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Verb

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leges

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lege

Danish

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Noun

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leges c

  1. indefinite genitive singular of leg

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin lēgēs, plural of lēx.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈleː.ɣəs/, /ˈleː.ʒəs/
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  • Hyphenation: le‧ges

Noun

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leges pl (plural only)

  1. administrative fees paid to a government

Interlingua

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Noun

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leges

  1. plural of lege

Ladin

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Noun

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leges

  1. plural of lege

Latin

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Etymology 1

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Inflection of legō (“read”).

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Verb

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legēs

  1. second-person singular future active indicative of legō (Etymology 1)

Etymology 2

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From lēx (“a formal motion for a law”).

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Noun

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lēgēs f

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of lēx

References

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  • “leges”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “leges”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From lege (“league”) +‎ -es.

Noun

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leges

  1. plural of lege (“league”)

Etymology 2

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From lege (“liege”) +‎ -es.

Noun

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leges

  1. plural of lege (“liege”)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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leges

  1. passive form of lege
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