noun

ĭn-ēlĕgantĭa

gen. ĭn-ēlĕgantiae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

tastelessness; inelegance;; want of harmony

tastelessness, inelegance; only as law t. t., want of harmony, inconsistency (with the general system of law; cf. Austin, Jurisprud. Lect. XXX. p. 552): inelegantia juris motus, Gai. Inst. 1, 84; 85.

Perseus ID: n22988 Key: inelegantia