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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English, from Latin ēlēctus, chosen, the past participle of ēligere, to pick out, select,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from ē-, out, and -ligere, the combining form of legere, to choose, read (see [[legend]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from PIE *leg-, to collect, gather.^(Etymonline) In Late Latin electus also meant chosen by God.^(MWU 2024)
+ It is Middle English, from [[la|ēlēctus]], chosen, the past participle of [[m|la|ēligere]], to pick out, select,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from ē-, out, and -ligere, the combining form of [[m|la|legere]], to choose, read (see [[legend]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[ine-pro|*leg-]], to collect, gather.^(Etymonline) In [[la-lat|electus]] also meant chosen by God.^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==