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lēgis-lātor and lēgum-lātor (in class. authors usu. written separately; v. lator), ōris, m., a law-giver, legislator: noster legumlator, Liv. 34, 31; Quint. 7, 8, 13; id. Decl. 329; 334: legislator, Val. Max. 6, 5, n. 3 ext.: non satis in ea re legislatorem voluntatem suam verbis expressisse, Gai. Inst. 3, 76 al.

legŭla, ae, f., a flap: auris, the earflap (late Lat.): aurium legulae, Sid. Ep. 1, 2: Legula, μύτρον, Gloss. Philox.

lēgŭlēïus, i, m. [lex], a pettifogging lawyer, pettifogger, one who depends on legal technicalities for getting the better of his opponent: leguleius quidam cautus et acutus, Cic. de Or. 1, 55, 236: formularii, vel ut Cicero ait, leguleii, Quint. 12, 3, 11.

lĕgŭlus, i, m. [2. lego], a gatherer, collector; esp. one who picked up the fallen olives (opp. strictor, he who beat or shook them from the tree; ante- and post-class.): ab legendo leguli, qui oleam aut qui uvas legunt, Varr. L. L. 6, § 66 Müll.; cf. id. ib. 5, § 94: legulos quot opus erunt, praebeto et strictores, Cato, R. R. 144: leguli volunt ut olea caduca quam plurima sit, quo plus legatur, id. ib. 64; Calp. Ecl. 3, 49.

lĕgūmen, ĭnis, n. [2. lego], pulse, any leguminous plant.

  1. I. In gen., Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 32; Plin. 18, 17, 46, § 165; Col. 2, 7, 1; 2, 10, 1; 18, 7, 10: terra feta frugibus et vario leguminum genere, Cic. N. D. 2, 62, 156; Caes. B. C. 3, 47 fin.: ventri indulgere omne legumen, Juv. 15, 174: frugibus legatis, legumina continentur, Paul. Sent. 3, 6, 78.
    Collect. sing., Petr. S. 135, 5.
  2. II. In partic., the bean: laetum siliqua quassante legumen, Verg. G. 1, 74.

* lĕgūmentum, i, n. [legumen], pulse (for legumen), Gell. 4, 11, 4.

‡ lĕgūmĭnārĭus, a, um, adj. [legumen], of or belonging to pulse: NEGOTIATRIX LEGVMINARIA, dealing in pulse, Inscr. Orell. 3093.
Subst.: lĕgūmĭnārĭus, ὀσπριοπώλης, Gloss. Philox.