LEX, le'gis, a law or rule.
Radical: leg-.
1. le'gal: leg + al = relating to the law; lawful.
2. ille'gal: il (for in, not) + leg + al = not legal: hence, unlawful.
3. leg'islate: from legis + latum (from Lat. v. fer're, latum, to bring), to bring forward: hence, to make or pass laws.
4. legit'imate: through Lat. adj. legitimus, lawful; legitim (us) + ate = made lawful: hence, in accordance with established law.
5. priv'ilege: Lat. adj. privus, private; literally, a law passed for the benefit of a private individual: hence, a franchise, prerogative, or right.
EXERCISE.
(1.) Point out the different senses of "legal" in the two expressions, "the legal profession" and "a legal right."—Combine and define legal + ize.
(2.) Give an Anglo-Saxon synonym of "illegal." Ans. Unlawful.—Show that they are synonyms. Ans. il (in) = un; leg = law; and al = ful.—Compose a sentence containing the word "illegal."—Combine and define illegal + ity.
(3.) What noun derived from "legislate" means the law-making power?—Combine and define legislate + ion; legislate + ive.
(4.) Give the negative of "legitimate."
(5.) What is the plural of "privilege"?—Define the meaning of this word in the passage,—
"He claims his privilege, and says 't is fit
Nothing should be the judge of wit, but wit."
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