Legerdemain Definition
lĕjər-də-mān
noun
Sleight of hand; skill of a stage magician.
Webster's New World
Trickery of any sort; deceit.
Webster's New World
Origin of Legerdemain
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Middle English legerdemayn from Old French leger de main leger light (from Vulgar Latin leviārius) (from Latin levis legwh- in Indo-European roots) de of (from Latin dē de–) main hand mortmain
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Borrowing from French léger de main (literally “light (weight) of hand").
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