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<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from the rules of equity; <as>as, <ex>legal</ex> estate; <ex>legal</ex> assets.</as></def>

<i>Bouvier.</i> <i>Burrill.</i>

<cs><col>Legal cap</col>. <cd>See under <er>Cap</er>.</cd> -- <col>Legal tender</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The act of tendering in the performance of a contract or satisfaction of a claim that which the law prescribes or permits, and at such time and place as the law prescribes or permits</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>That currency, or money, which the law authorizes a debtor to tender and requires a creditor to receive</cd>. It differs in different countries.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Lawful; constitutional; legitimate; licit; authorized. See <er>Lawful</er>.</syn>

<h1>Legalism</h1> <Xpage=841>

<hw>Le"gal*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Strictness, or the doctrine of strictness, in conforming to law.</def>

<h1>Legalist</h1> <Xpage=841>

<hw>Le"gal*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who practices or advocates strict conformity to law; in theology, one who holds to the law of works. See <er>Legal</er>, 2 <sd>(a)</sd>.</def>

<h1>Legality</h1> <Xpage=841>

<hw>Le*gal"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. LL. <ets>legalitas</ets>, F. <ets>l\'82galit\'82</ets>. Cf. <er>Loyalty</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The state or quality of being letter of the law.</def>

<h1>Legalization</h1> <Xpage=841>

<hw>Le`gal*i*za"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of making legal.</def>

<h1>Legalize</h1> <Xpage=841>

<hw>Le"gal*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Legalized</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Legalizing</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>l\'82galiser</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To make legal.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>To interpret or apply in a legal spirit.</def>

<h1>Legally</h1> <Xpage=841>

<hw>Le"gal*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a legal manner.</def>

<h1>Legantine</h1> <Xpage=841>

<hw>Le*gan"tine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Legatine</er>.</def>

<h1>Legatary</h1> <Xpage=841>

<hw>Leg"a*ta*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>legatarius</ets>, fr. <ets>legaturius</ets> enjoined by a last will: cf. F. <ets>l\'82gataire</ets>. See <er>Legacy</er>.]</ety> <def>A legatee.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Ayliffe.</i>

<h1>Legate</h1> <Xpage=841>

<hw>Leg"ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>legal</ets>, L. <ets>legatus</ets>, fr. <ets>legare</ets> to sent with a commission or charge, to depute, fr. <ets>lex</ets>, <ets>legis</ets>, law: cf. F. <ets>l\'82gat</ets>, It. <ets>legato</ets>. See <er>Legal</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An ambassador or envoy.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An ecclesiastic representing the pope and invested with the authority of the Holy See.</def>

<note>&hand; Legates are of three kinds: (<stype>a</stype>) <i>Legates a latere</i>, now always cardinals. They are called <i>ordinary</i> or <i>extraordinary</i> legates, the former governing provinces, and the latter class being sent to foreign countries on extraordinary occasions. (<stype>b</stype>) <i>Legati missi</i>, who correspond to the ambassadors of temporal governments. (<stype>c</stype>) <i>Legati nati</i>, or <i>legates by virtue of their office</i>, as the archbishops of Salzburg and Prague.</note>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Rom. Hist.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An official assistant given to a general or to the governor of a province.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province.</def>

<h1>Legatee</h1> <Xpage=841>