- a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical.
- the body of stories of this kind, especially as they relate to a particular people, group, or clan: the winning of the West in American legend.
- an inscription, especially on a coat of arms, on a monument, under a picture, or the like.
- a table on a map, chart, or the like, listing and explaining the symbols used.
- inscription (def. 8).
- a collection of stories about an admirable person.
- a person who is the center of such stories: She became a legend in her own lifetime.
- a story of the life of a saint, especially one stressing the miraculous or unrecorded deeds of the saint.
- a collection of such stories or stories like them.
- a popular story handed down from earlier times whose truth has not been ascertained
- a group of such stories
- a modern story that has taken on the characteristics of a traditional legendary tale
- a person whose fame or notoriety makes him a source of exaggerated or romanticized tales or exploits
- an inscription or title, as on a coin or beneath a coat of arms
- explanatory matter accompanying a table, map, chart, etc
- a story of the life of a saint
- a collection of such stories
