| legging |
(often pl.) a covering of canvas, leather, or the like for the lower leg or sometimes the whole leg. |
| leggy |
having particularly long legs. |
| leghorn |
(usu. cap.) any of a Mediterranean breed of domestic chicken raised for its ability to lay many white eggs. [3 definitions] |
| legible |
capable of being deciphered; readable. |
| legion |
an ancient Roman army unit consisting of infantrymen combined with a relatively smaller number of cavalrymen. [4 definitions] |
| 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. |