‖ ˈlegit n.1 Obs.
[L. lĕgit he reads, or lēgit he has read, pres. or pa. tense 3rd pers. of legĕre to read.]
Claim to ‘Benefit of Clergy’ based upon the fact of being able to read a verse of the Bible.
| 1653 Baxter Chr. Concord 76 They took the drunken Readers (that could scarce yet have a Legit to save their necks, if they needed it) to be fitter men then we to edefie the Flocks. |