legist
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of legist
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word lēgista. See legal, -ist
Example Sentences
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Critics are feared for the damage they can do to reputations, but they are probably at legist as dangerous when they turn kingmaker.
From Time Magazine Archive
Therefore, on the next ensuing Sunday, let the divine be our godly Father Hippothadee, the physician our honest Master Rondibilis, and our legist our friend Bridlegoose.
From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony
But this was the end of the poetic reputation of Chapelain, “the legist of Parnassus”.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
I am pleased that a legist of your learning and authority should have pronounced such an opinion.
From The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas père, Alexandre
Covarruvias, a Spanish legist, already quoted, agrees with Arnault Ferton.
From Cock Lane and Common-Sense by Lang, Andrew
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