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legionary of, referring to, or constituting a legion or legions. [2 definitions]
legionnaire a member of a legion such as the American Legion or Foreign Legion.
legislate to create a law or laws. [3 definitions]
legislation a bill or proposal enacted into law by a governing body. [2 definitions]
legislative relating to a branch of government having the power to pass laws. [2 definitions]
legislative branch the division of a government that determines and produces laws.
legislative district one of the electoral areas into which a region is divided. In each legislative district, voters elect a single person to represent the district in a larger legislative body.
legislator someone who makes laws, esp. a member of a legislative body.
legislature a governmental assembly authorized to make, change, or revoke the laws of a state or nation.
legit (slang) legitimate.
legitimacy the state or fact of being legitimate.
legitimate in accordance with the law or rules (used especially when the breaking of laws or rules is suspected). [6 definitions]
legitimatize to legitimate; legitimize.
legitimist one who supports legitimate authority, esp. that of a claim to a throne based on hereditary right.
legitimize to make or declare lawful or legal. [3 definitions]
legless combined form of leg.
legman anyone whose job is to run errands or gather information.
leg-of-mutton having a shape similar to a leg of mutton, esp. designating the sleeves of some garments that puff at the shoulder and narrow at the wrist.
legroom space sufficient for one to stretch out or change the position of one's legs comfortably while sitting.
legume any of the family of plants, including beans and peas, that bear their seeds and fruit in pods and have roots containing nitrogen-fixing bacteria. [2 definitions]
leguminous of, being, or resembling a legume.