a story coming down from the past, esp one popularly regarded as historical although not verifiable
a body of such stories
a character in Celtic legend
a similar story of recent origin
a person, act, or thing that inspires legends
a legend in her own lifetime
an inscription or title on an object, e.g. a coin
a caption
the key to a map, chart, etc
[Middle English legende via French from medieval Latin legenda things to be read, from Latin legere to gather, select, read]