noun, feminine/ˈlei/plural: leyes
law (a well-established characteristic of nature); law (body of rules issued by a legislative body); law (particular piece of legislation); religion; credence; worship of a god
Inherited from Old Spanish ley, from Latin lēgem (whence English legal and legitimate), from Proto-Italic *lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-s, from *leǵ- (“to gather”).