ley

Spanish

/lei̯/

noun
Definitions
  • law a well-established characteristic of nature
  • law body of rules issued by a legislative body
  • law particular piece of legislation
  • religion, credence, worship of a god

Etymology

Inherited from Latin lēgem inherited from Proto-Italic *lēg- inherited from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leǵ-s

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