Legend

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To tell or narrate, as a legend.

II. Legend ·noun A story respecting saints; especially, one of a marvelous nature.

III. Legend ·noun Any wonderful story coming down from the past, but not verifiable by historical record; a myth; a fable.

IV. Legend ·noun An inscription, motto, or title, ·esp. one surrounding the field in a medal or coin, or placed upon an heraldic shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.

V. Legend ·noun That which is appointed to be read; especially, a chronicle or register of the lives of saints, formerly read at matins, and in the refectories of religious houses.