leǧende (n.) Also legend,
legande, legent,
legant. [
1. (a) A written account of the life of a saint;
(b) a collection of saints' lives; the ~,
the Golden Legend of Jacobus de Voragine.
2. (a) An account of a saint's life, or a portion
thereof, appointed to be read in a church service;
(b)
a book containing such accounts; a book of lessons.
3. (a) A story about a person; also, a collection of stories about
persons; (b) a narrative dealing
with a happening or an event; (c) ~ of lif, the list of those persons predestined to
everlasting life