|lejə(r)də|mān noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English lygarde-de-mayne, lechardemane, from Middle French leger de main light of hand
1.
a. : sleight of hand
b. : the practice of magic or trickery usually involving sleight of hand
2. : an artful deception or display of trickery held to resemble sleight of hand
a remarkable piece of diplomatic legerdemain — Anthony West