Lege
[eks le-ge; English eks lee-jee] /ɛks ˈlɛ gɛ; English ɛks ˈli dʒi/
adverb, Latin.
1.
by virtue of law.
noun
A preeminent and awe-inspiring person: A few hours after she had beaten the ”lege,” the legend of her chosen field
[1990s+; probably influenced by the phrase a legend in one’s own time, applied to personages like Ernest Hemingway]
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