Polyglot Dictionary

legs

/lɛ/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Legal Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
legs

Meaning

  1. legacy, bequest (legal term, inherited after someone's death)

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

A specifically legal term for an inheritance left in a will -- more formal than héritage; the plural is spelled the same way, "les legs".

Practice

1 What does legs mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle a reçu cette maison en ___ de sa grand-mère.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches legs?

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