Phrase Hound found 2 phrases and 14 compound words that contain lege. The most common are listed below. Open lege in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 2
- nulla pœna sine legeThe principle that a person shall receive no punishment unless he has committed an offence as explicitly defined in a law.
- nulla poena sine legeAlternative spelling of nulla pœna sine lege: The principle that a person shall receive no punishment unless he has committed an offence as explicitly defined in a law.
Compound words 14
- collegeAn academic institution.
- legendsplural of legend: The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).
- oligolegeA pollinator exhibiting oligolecty.
- knowlegeObsolete spelling of knowledge: The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
- legeredsimple past and past participle of leger
- Legeresplural of Legere: A surname.
- legeringpresent participle and gerund of leger
- polylegeAn insect that collects pollen from the flowers of a variety of unrelated plants.
- spermalegeA special-purpose organ found in bedbugs that appears to have evolved to mitigate the effects of traumatic insemination. It has two embryologically distinct parts: the ectospermalege and mesospermalege.
- legendeObsolete spelling of legend: The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).