First Known Use: 1504
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elegit
noun ele·git \i-ˈlē-jət\
Definition of ELEGIT
: a judicial writ of execution by which a defendant's goods and if necessary his or her lands are delivered for debt to the plaintiff until the debt is paid
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Origin of ELEGIT
Latin, literally, he has chosen, from eligere
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