leguleian

noun

leg·​u·​le·​ian

ˌlegyəˈlēən

plural -s

: pettifogger

some silly leguleians … argue unawares against their own clients

—Joseph Washington

Word History

Etymology

Latin leguleius pettifogger (from leg-, lex law) + English -an

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Rhymes for leguleian

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• caesarian
• cyclopean
• empyrean
• euclidean
• european
• grammarian
• hercynian
• huronian
• jacobean
• kampuchean
• maccabean