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Webster Dictionary :: Legislation

LEGISLA'TION, n. The act of passing a law or laws; the enacting of laws. Pythago...

Webster Dictionary :: Legislative

LEG'ISLATIVE, a. 1. Giving or enacting laws; as a legislative body. 2. Capable o...

Webster Dictionary :: Legislator

LEGISLA'TOR, n. [L.] A lawgiver; one who makes laws for a state or community. Th...

Webster Dictionary :: Legislatorship

LEGISLA'TORSHIP, n. the office of a legislator. [Not in use.]

Webster Dictionary :: Legislatress

LEGISLA'TRESS, LEGISLA'TRIX, n. a female who makes laws.

Webster Dictionary :: Legislature

LEG'ISLATURE, n. the body of men in a state or kingdom, invested with power to m...

Webster Dictionary :: Legist

LE'GIST, n. One skilled in the laws.

Webster Dictionary :: Legitimacy

LEGIT'IMACY, n. [from legitimate.] 1. Lawfulness of birth; opposed to bastardy. ...

Webster Dictionary :: Legitimate

LEGIT'IMATE, a. [L. legitimus, from lex, law.] 1. Lawfully begotten or born; bor...

Webster Dictionary :: Legitimately

LEGIT'IMATELY, adv. 1. Lawfully; according to law. 2. Genuinely; not falsely.

Webster Dictionary :: Legitimateness

LEGIT'IMATENESS, n. legality; lawfulness; genuineness.

Webster Dictionary :: Legitimation

LEGITIMA'TION, n. 1. The act of rendering legitimate, or of investing an illegit...

Webster Dictionary :: Legume

LEG'UME, LEGU'MEN, n. [L. legumen, lego to collect, and signifying that which co...

Webster Dictionary :: Leguminous

LEGU'MINOUS, a. Pertaining to pulse; consisting of pulse. Leguminous plants are ...

Webster Dictionary :: Leisurable

LEIS'URABLE, a. s as z. [See Leisure .] Vacant of employment; not occupied; as l...

Webster Dictionary :: Leisurably

LEIS'URABLY, adv. At leisure; without hurry. [Little used.]

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