Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legific

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: legif-ic
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to lawmaking.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"1876', John Grote, A Treatise on the Moral Ideals Practically, in many cases, authority or legific competence has begun in bare power."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: lex

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does legific mean?: Of or pertaining to lawmaking.
Where does legific come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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