Webster's Dictionary 1913

1297

Legacy

Leg″a‐cy (lĕg″ȧ‐sy̆), n.; pl.Legacies (–sĭz). [L. (assumed) legatia, for legatum, from legare to appoint by last will, to bequeath as a legacy, to depute: cf. OF. legat legacy. ...

1298

Legal

Le″gal (lē″gal), a. [L. legalis, fr. lex, legis, law; prob. orig., that which lies or is fixed (cf. L. lectus bed), and if so akin to E. lie, law: cf. F. légal. Cf. Lie to be pr...

1299

Legalism

Le″gal‐ism (lē″gal‐ĭz'm), n. Strictness, or the doctrine of strictness, in conforming to law.

1300

Legalist

Le″gal‐ist, n. One who practices or advocates strict conformity to law; in theology, one who holds to the law of works. See Legal, 2 (a).

1301

Legality

Le‐gal″i‐ty (lē̍‐găl″ĭ‐ty̆), n. [Cf. LL. legalitas, F. légalité. Cf. Loyalty.] 1. The state or quality of being legal; conformity to law.2. (Theol.) A conformity to, and resting...

1302

Legalization

Le′gal‐i‐za″tion (lē′gal‐ĭ‐zā″shŭn), n. The act of making legal.

1303

Legalize

Le″gal‐ize (lē″gal‐īz), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Legalized (–īzd); p. pr. & vb. n.Legalizing (–ī′zĭng).] [Cf. F. légaliser.] 1. To make legal.2. (Theol.) To interpret or apply in a le...

1304

Legally

Le″gal‐ly, adv. In a legal manner.

1305

Legantine

Le‐gan″tine (lē̍‐găn″tĭn), a. See Legatine.

1306

Legatary

Leg″a‐ta‐ry (lĕg″ȧ‐tā̍‐ry̆), n. [L. legatarius, fr. legaturius enjoined by a last will: cf. F. légataire. See Legacy.] A legatee. Ayliffe.

1307

Legate

Leg″ate (lĕg″ā̍t), n. [OE. legat, L. legatus, fr. legare to send with a commission or charge, to depute, fr. lex, legis, law: cf. F. légat, It. legato. See Legal.] 1. An ambassa...

1308

Legatee

Leg′a‐tee″ (lĕg′ȧ‐tē″), n. [See Legacy.] (Law) One to whom a legacy is bequeathed.

1309

Legateship

Leg″ate‐ship (lĕg″ā̍t‐shĭp), n. The office of a legate.

1310

Legatine

Leg″a‐tine (–ȧ‐tīn), a. 1. Of or pertaining to a legate; as, legatine power. Holinshed.2. Made by, proceeding from, or under the sanction of, a legate; as, a legatine constituti...

1311

Legation

Le‐ga″tion (lē̍‐gā″shŭn), n. [L. legatio: cf. F. légation, It. legazione. See Legate.] 1. The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for another. “The Divine legation ...

1312

Legato

‖Le‐ga″to (lā̍‐gä″tō̍), a. [It., tied, joined, fr. legare to tie, bind, L. ligare.] (Mus.) Connected; tied; — a term used when successive tones are to be produced in a closely c...

1313

Legator

‖Leg′a‐tor″ (lĕg′ȧ‐tôr″), n. [L., fr. legare: cf. OF. legateur. See Legacy.] (Law) A testator; one who bequeaths a legacy. Dryden.

1314

Legatura

‖Le′ga‐tu″ra (lā̍′gȧ‐to͞o″rȧ), n. [It. See Ligature.] (Mus.) A tie or brace; a syncopation.

1315

Legature

Leg″a‐ture (lĕg″ȧ‐tū̍r; 135), n. Legateship.

1316

Lege

Lege (lĕj), v. t. [Abbrev. fr. allege to assert.] To allege; to assert. Bp. Fisher.

1317

Legement

Lege″ment (–ment), n. See Ledgment.

1318

Legend

Leg″end (lĕj″ĕnd or lē″jĕnd; 277), n. [OE. legende, OF. legende, F. légende, LL. legenda, fr. L. legendus to be read, fr. legere to read, gather; akin to Gr. λέγειν to gather, s...

1319

Legend (2)

Leg″end, v. t. To tell or narrate, as a legend. Bp. Hall.

1320

Legendary

Leg″end‐a‐ry (lĕj″ĕn‐dā̍‐ry̆), a. Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends; consisting of legends; like a legend; fabulous. “Legendary writers.” Bp. Lloyd.Legendary stories of...

1321

Legendary (2)

Leg″end‐a‐ry, n. [Cf. OF. legendaire, LL. legendarius.] 1. A book of legends; a tale or narrative.Read the Countess of Pembroke's “Arcadia,” a gallant legendary full of pleasura...

1322

Leger

Leg″er (lĕj″ẽr), n. [See Ledger.] 1. Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who, remains in a place.2. A minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of governm...

1323

Leger (2)

Leg″er, a. Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger ambassador.