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legific

legific adjective: of or pertaining to lawmaking.

Adjective

legific (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Of or pertaining to lawmaking.
    • 1876', John Grote, A Treatise on the Moral Ideals
      Practically, in many cases, authority or legific competence has begun in bare power.

Origin of legific

From Latin lex, legis (“law”) + -ficare (“to make”, comparative). See -fy.

Questions about legific

What does legific mean?
Legific means of or pertaining to lawmaking.
What part of speech is legific?
Legific is an adjective.

Words near legific in the dictionary

  1. legible
  2. legibleness
  3. legibly
  4. legicide
  5. legiferate
  6. legific
  7. legilium
  8. leging
  9. legion
  10. Legion of Honor
  11. Legion of Honour

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