- lawgiver
- noun Date: 14th century 1. one who gives a code of laws to a people 2. legislator
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
lawgiver
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Lawgiver — Law giv er, n. One who makes or enacts a law or system of laws; a legislator. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lawgiver — index lawmaker, legislator, politician Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
lawgiver — [lô′giv΄ər] n. a person who draws up, introduces, or enacts a code of laws for a nation or people; lawmaker … English World dictionary
Lawgiver — The Lawgiver is a fictional weapon used by the Judges in Judge Dredd and related series that appear in the UK comic books 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine .The Lawgiver is a handgun featuring semi and fully automatic fire, manual and… … Wikipedia
lawgiver — The supreme lawgiver in Israel was Moses, who played a major role at the time when the nation was born. The Pentateuchal narrative describes Moses as receiving the Law from God, engraved on tablets. Later, Moses became a judge and arbitrated in… … Dictionary of the Bible
lawgiver — lawgiving, n., adj. /law giv euhr/, n. a person who promulgates a law or a code of laws. [1350 1400; ME lawe givere. See LAW1, GIVER] * * * … Universalium
lawgiver — noun /ˈlɔːˌɡɪv.ə,ˈlɑˌɡɪv.ɚ,ˈlɔˌɡɪv.ɚ/ a) One who provides the laws to a society. b) Any lawmaker … Wiktionary
lawgiver — Synonyms and related words: MP, Member of Congress, Member of Parliament, alderman, assemblyman, chosen freeholder, city father, congressman, congresswoman, councilman, floor leader, lawmaker, legislator, majority leader, minority leader, party… … Moby Thesaurus
lawgiver — n. person who makes laws, legislator … English contemporary dictionary
lawgiver — noun a person who draws up and enacts laws … English new terms dictionary
