noun · masculinesecond declension
lēguleius
lēguleius m (genitive lēguleiī or lēguleī)
Classical[ɫeː.ɡʊˈɫɛj.jʊs]Ecclesiastical[le.ɡuˈlɛː.jus]
Meaning
- derogatoryoftena procedural lawyer, one expert in formal technicalities
Ita est tibi iūris cōnsultus ipse per sē nihil nisi lēguleius quīdam cautus et acūtus, praecō āctiōnum, cantor fōrmulārum, auceps syllabārum
And as a result, a lawyer in and of himself ends up being merely some kind of diligent and shrewd legal tradesman, a crier of legal actions, a singer of legal formulas, a trapper of syllables.55 BCE, Cicero, De oratore 1.236.7
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lēguleius | lēguleiī |
| genitive | lēguleiī lēguleī | lēguleiōrum |
| dative | lēguleiō | lēguleiīs |
| accusative | lēguleium | lēguleiōs |
| ablative | lēguleiō | lēguleiīs |
| vocative | lēguleie | lēguleiī |
lēgŭlēïus, i, m. lex,
I. 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.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
lēgulēius ī, m
lex, a pettifogging lawyer, pettifogger : cautus et acutus.
Origins
From lēx (“law”) + -uleius.
Descendants
- Italianleguleio
- Portugueseleguleio
- Portugueselegulejo
- Spanishleguleyo
- Polishlegulej