Slovak

Noun

Ley

1. genitive of Lea

English

Noun

ley ‎(plural leys)

1. Alternative spelling of lea
2. Archaic form of lye.
3. (obsolete) law

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Abbott to this entry?)

Adjective

ley ‎(not comparable)

1. (obsolete) fallow; unseeded

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Beaumont and Fletcher to this entry?)

Anagrams

• lye, yel

Middle English

Noun

ley (plural leys)

1. an open field or meadow

Descendants

• English: ley, lea

Old Provençal

Etymology

Latin lēx

Noun

ley f ‎(oblique plural leys, nominative singular ley, nominative plural leys)

1. law

Portuguese

Noun

ley f (plural leys)

1. Obsolete spelling of lei

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lēge, singular ablative of lēx, legis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lei/

Noun

ley f ‎(plural leyes)

1. law (clarification of this Spanish definition is being sought)
2. religion, credence, worship of a god

Related terms

• legal
• legislar

Derived terms

• quebraley