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Do, lego

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

I give and bequeath.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat I give, I bequeath; or I give and bequeath. The formal words of making a bequest or legacy, in the Roman law. Titio et Seio hominem Stichum do, lego, I give and bequeath to Titius and Seius my man Stichus. Inst 2, 20, 8, 30, 31. The expression is literally retained in modern wills.