legislative

& s. [Eng. legislat ( e ); -ive; Fr. législatif.] A. As adjective : 1. Making, giving, or enacting laws; lawgiving; having the power to legislate. "The supreme legislative power of England was lodged in the king and great council."-Hume: Hist . of England , vol. ii., app. 2. 2. Done, produced, or enacted by legislation. "The grievances which required a legislative remedy." -Macaulay : Hist . Eng ., ch. xiii. 3. Pertaining to legislation, or the enactment of laws; suitable to legislation. B. As subst .: The power or right of legislation; the body in which is vested the power or right of enacting laws; the legislature. leg-is-lā-tive-lý, adv. [Eng. legislative; -ly.] In a legislative manner; by legislation.