First Known Use: 1561
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legerity
noun le·ger·i·ty \lə-ˈjer-ə-tē, le-, -ˈje-rə-\
Definition of LEGERITY
: alert facile quickness of mind or body
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Origin of LEGERITY
Middle French legereté, from Old French, lightness, from leger light, from Vulgar Latin *leviarius, from Latin levis — more at light
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