lege
US/ˈlɛd͡ʒ/
lege is the clipping of legislature.
Meaning of legislature
Noun
legislature (plural legislatures)
- A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
- state legislature
- The legislative assembly of a province or territory, as opposed to the federal parliament.
- A legislative building.
Verb
lege (third-person singular simple present leges, present participle leging, simple past and past participle leged)
Noun
lege (uncountable)
Proper noun capitalized: Lege
Lege (plural Leges)
- A surname.
Synonyms of lege
Forms of lege
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | leges |
| present participle | leging |
| past participle | leged |
| past | leged |
| Noun | |
| alternative form | leg |
| alternative form | ledge |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Leges |
Origin of lege
Abbreviated from allege (“to assert”).
Clipping of legend.
Phrases with lege
Words that rhyme with lege
Questions about lege
- What does lege mean?
- Lege means to allege; to assert.
- What is lege the clipping of?
- Lege is the clipping of legislature.
- What part of speech is lege?
- Lege can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce lege?
- Lege is pronounced /ˈlɛd͡ʒ/ (US).
- What is the past tense of lege?
- The past tense of lege is leged.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lege (page history and authors); Lege (page history and authors); legislature (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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