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legality.

Lawfulness.

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/liˈɡælɪti/Canada, General-American
  1. Lawfulness.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A dice game; the same as chuck-a-luck.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗǵs? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lex Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin lēgālislbor. English legal Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English legality From legal + -ity.

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