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<hw>Le"gioned</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Formed into a legion or legions; legionary.</def>

<i>Shelley.</i>

<h1>Legionry</h1> <Xpage=841>

<hw>Le"gion*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A body of legions; legions, collectively.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Pollok.</i>

<h1>Legislate</h1> <Xpage=841>

<hw>Leg"is*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Legislated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Legislating</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See <er>Legislator</er>.]</ety> <def>To make or enact a law or laws.</def>

<blockquote>Solon, in <b>legislating</b> for the Athenians, had an idea of a more perfect constitution than he gave them. <i>Bp. Watson (1805).</i></blockquote>

<h1>Legislation</h1> <Xpage=841>

<hw>Leg`is*la"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>l\'82gislation</ets>, L. <ets>legis latio</ets>. See <er>Legislator</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.</def>

<blockquote>Pythagoras joined <b>legislation</b> to his philosophy. <i>Lyttelton.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Legislative</h1> <Xpage=841>

<hw>Leg"is*la*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>l\'82gislatij</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws; lawmaking; -- distinguished from <i>executive</i>; <as>as, a <ex>legislative</ex> act; a <ex>legislative</ex> body</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The supreme <b>legislative</b> power of England was lodged in the king and great council, or what was afterwards called the Parliament. <i>Hume.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to the making of laws; suitable to legislation; <as>as, the transaction of <ex>legislative</ex> business; the <ex>legislative</ex> style.</as></def>

<h1>Legislatively</h1> <Xpage=841>

<hw>Leg"is*la*tive*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a legislative manner.</def>

<h1>Legislator</h1> <Xpage=841>

<hw>Leg"is*la`tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>legis lator</ets>, prop., a proposer of a law; <ets>lex</ets>, <ets>legis</ets>, law + <ets>lator</ets> a proposer, bearer, fr. <ets>latus</ets>, used as p. p. of <ets>ferre</ets> to bear: cf. F. <ets>l\'82gislateur</ets>. See <er>Legal</er>, and <er>Tolerate</er>.]</ety> <def>A lawgiver; one who makes laws for a state or community; a member of a legislative body.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>legislators</b> in ancient and heroical times. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Many of the <b>legislators</b> themselves had taken an oath of abjuration of his Majesty's person and family. <i>E. Phillips.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Legislatorial</h1> <Xpage=841>

<hw>Leg`is*la*to"ri*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to a legislator or legislature.</def>

<h1>Legislatorship</h1> <Xpage=841>

<hw>Leg"is*la`tor*ship</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The office of a legislator.</def>

<i>Halifax.</i>

<h1>Legislatress, Legislatrix</h1> <Xpage=841>