Latin dictionary · noun
lēx
a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
Dictionary forms: lēx, lēgis
Inflection: third declension
Meaning and definitions
- a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
- a bill which has become a law, a law, a statute
- a precept, regulation, principle, rule, mode, manner
- a contract, agreement, covenant
- a condition, stipulation, terms
Connected roots
- leg-
law
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- legal
relating to or permitted by the law
- legislature
the body of a government that makes laws
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| lēx | nom. sg. |
| lēgēs | nom. pl. |
| lēgis | gen. sg. |
| lēgum | gen. pl. |
| lēgī | dat. sg. |
| lēgibus | dat. pl. |
| lēgem | acc. sg. |
| lēgēs | acc. pl. |
| lēge | abl. sg. |
| lēgibus | abl. pl. |
| lēx | voc. sg. |
| lēgēs | voc. pl. |
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