legges

Legges is a proper noun most often encountered as a surname. In historical records, Legges is a variant spelling of Legge, a surname of English origin. The -es ending appears in medieval and early modern England and Ireland as a result of regional spelling practices or patronymic formation. Today, Legges is a relatively rare surname, found primarily in genealogical records and among small family lineages in the United Kingdom and its diaspora.

In other contexts, legges has no established meaning in major dictionaries. It may occur as a misspelling or transcription variant of the Latin plural legēs/leges meaning "laws" in texts dealing with classical topics, though legēs is the correct Latin form. As a standalone term, legges is not recognized as a standard mathematical, scientific, or cultural concept.

Because the name is uncommon, references to Legges are typically linked to individual genealogies rather than to a distinct subject, institution, or location. Researchers encountering Legges should consider it in relation to the more common Legge and its variants.

See also: Legge (surname) and Legge family.