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lēgŭlēïus, i, m. lex, a pettifogging lawyer, pettifogger, one who depends on legal technicalities for getting the better of his opponent: leguleius quidam cautus et acutus, Cic. de Or. 1, 55, 236: formularii, vel ut Cicero ait, leguleii, Quint. 12, 3, 11.

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Headword:

lēgŭlēïus

Headword (normalized):

lēgŭlēïus

Headword (normalized/stripped):

leguleius

IDX:

26206

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n26188

Key:

leguleius

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