legislature
LEJ-iss-lay-cher · noun
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Origin
Formed in 1676 from the stem of "legislator" plus the suffix "-ure," which turns an agent into an institution or process. It's cognate with the French "législature."
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Journey
It was built directly to name the lawmaking body itself.
Related words
It shares its root with "legislator": one names the person who makes laws, the other the assembly built around that role.
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