I.of or belonging to the law, legal (post-Aug.): “genus quaestionis,” Quint. 3, 5, 4; cf. id. 3, 6, 86 sq.: “quaestiones,” id. 3, 6, 46: “status,” id. 3, 6, 45: “tractatus,” id. 3, 8, 4: vita, according to the (divine) law, pious, Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 25.— Hence, adv.: lēgālĭter , according to law, legally: “adversarium provocare legaliter,” Cassiod. Ep. 4, 37: de homicidiis Moyses legaliter dicit, i. e. in laying down the law, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 1, 5 prooem.
lēgālis , e, adj. lex,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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