# legislature

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɛd͡ʒɪsləˌt͡ʃʊə/ · frequency rank #5,515

## Definitions
1. A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
2. A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws.
3. A legislative building.

## Etymology
1676, from stem of legislator + -ure, cognate with French législature.

## Easily confused with
- **legislate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legislate-vs-legislature)
- **legislator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legislator-vs-legislature)
- **legislative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legislative-vs-legislature)

## Common misspellings (16)
`elgislature`, `leggislature`, `legilsature`, `legisalture`, `legislatrue`, `legislatture`, `legislatuer`, `legislaturre`, `legislautre`, `legisllature`, `legisltaure`, `legisslature`, `legsilature`, `leigslature`, `lgeislature`, `llegislature`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/legislature