English legislation borrows French législation with learned English stress and pronunciation.
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legislation
the making of laws, laws collectively, or business before a legislative body
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedFrench · French, 14th century onward · law making and lawslégislation
law-making authority, action, or body of laws
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The making of laws and the resulting body of laws remain central while legislative-business senses develop.
Merriam-Webster reports 1606; Etymonline gives the 1650s.
Etymonline · CNRTL editors
probable — Merriam-Webster reports an earlier English horizon than Etymonline; the borrowing itself is secure.
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Legislation — Definition and First Known UseFirst Known Use
challengesAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Reports a substantially earlier English first-known-use year of 1606.
Legislation — Origin and historyHeadword etymology: from French législation
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents French transmission and the 1650s English report.
CNRTL / TLFi: législation — Étymologie et histoireFrench and English chronology
contextAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the fourteenth-century French word and the pre-1655 English horizon reported by NED.
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