ley

== Translingual == === Symbol === ley (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Lemolang. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Lemolang terms == English == === Pronunciation === (all senses) IPA(key): /liː/ (sense 2) IPA(key): /leɪ/ Rhymes: -eɪ, -iː === Etymology 1 === See lea. ==== Noun ==== ley (plural leys) (agriculture) Arable land used temporarily for hay or grazing. A ley line. Alternative spelling of lea. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Adjective ==== ley (not comparable) (agriculture) Fallow; unseeded. (agriculture) Rotated to pasture instead of cropping. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== ley Archaic form of lye. === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== ley (obsolete) Law. === See also === peso ley === Anagrams === Ely, Lye, lye, yel == Antigua and Barbuda Creole English == === Alternative forms === lie === Verb === ley leave == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish ley. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlei/, [ˈlei̯] === Noun === ley law == Fula == === Preposition === ley (Maasina) in under === References === Richard Smith, Urs Niggli, Dictionnaire fulfulde - anglais - français, Webonary.org, SIL International, 2016. == Ladino == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish ley, from Latin lēgem (whence English legal and legitimate), from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s, from *leǵ- (“to gather”). === Noun === ley f (Hebrew spelling ליי) (law) law === References === == Middle English == === Noun === ley alternative form of leye (“clearing”) == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Alternative forms === lee, lei, leij === Etymology === Inherited from Latin lēgem (whence English legal and legitimate), from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s, from *leǵ- (“to gather”). === Noun === ley f (law) law (religion) commandment; law (religion) religion; faith ==== Descendants ==== Galician: lei Portuguese: lei === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “ley”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “ley”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Old Occitan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin lēgem, accusative of lēx. Compare Old French lei, loi. === Noun === ley f (oblique plural leys, nominative singular ley, nominative plural leys) law ==== Descendants ==== Occitan: lei == Old Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin lēgem (whence English legal and legitimate), from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s, from *leǵ- (“to gather”). === Noun === ley f (law) law (religion) commandment; law ==== Descendants ==== Ladino: ley, ליי Spanish: ley === References === Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946), “ley”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume II, Chapel Hill, page 304 == Portuguese == === Noun === ley f (plural leys) obsolete spelling of lei == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Spanish ley, from Latin lēgem (whence English legal and legitimate), from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s, from *leǵ- (“to gather”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlei/ [ˈlei̯] Rhymes: -ei Syllabification: ley === Noun === ley f (plural leyes) law (a well-established characteristic of nature) law (body of rules issued by a legislative body) (law) law (particular piece of legislation) (religion) religion; credence; worship of a god ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “ley”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === layi, leyi === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish ley, from Old Spanish ley, from Latin lēgem. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlej/ [ˈleɪ̯] Rhymes: -ej Syllabification: ley === Noun === ley (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜌ᜔) (archaic) law Synonyms: batas, kautusan ordinance Synonyms: ordinansa, kautusan ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “ley”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 560 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 364