Definition of "legenda" [legenda]

• Eccles., things which may be or are to be read, as distinguished from credenda, things to be believed.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "In this connection the word legenda in particular is of common occurrence."
• "After the thirteenth century the word legenda was regarded as the equivalent of vita and passio, and, in the fifteenth century, the liber lectionarius is comprised under what is known as "legend"."
• "A legend Latin, legenda, "things to be read" is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude."