leguleian

English

Etymology

From Latin lēguleius (“pettifogger”), from lēx, lēgis (“law”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌlɛɡjʊˈliːən/

Adjective

leguleian (comparative more leguleian, superlative most leguleian)

1. (obsolete) Legal
2. (obsolete) lawyerly; like a lawyer.
   • 1847, Thomas De Quincey, “Protestantism”, in Tait's Magazine:

     And, on looking again at one case of "thereafter," viz., at page 79, it seems impossible to determine whether he uses it in the classical English sense, or in the sense of leguleian barbarism.

Noun

leguleian (plural leguleians)

1. (obsolete) A lawyer.

References

• “leguleian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.