lawgiver

[ law-giv-er ]

/ ˈlɔˌgɪv ər /

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noun

a person who promulgates a law or a code of laws.

Origin of lawgiver

1350–1400; Middle English lawe givere. See law¹, giver

OTHER WORDS FROM lawgiver

lawgiving, noun, adjective

Words nearby lawgiver

law court, Lawes, lawfare, law French, lawful, lawgiver, law-hand, lawin, lawing, lawks, lawless

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Example sentences from the Web for lawgiver

It belongeth to the lawgiver only to make such a universally obliging exposition of his own laws.
A Christian Directory|Baxter Richard
He further adds, "This lawgiver must be more than man, that he may teach us things man cannot know by his own nature."
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward
He who feels that in his inmost being he cannot be compared with others, will be his own lawgiver.
Friedrich Nietzsche|Georg Brandes
And this sole Fount of authority, this one only Lawgiver and Judge, has no need of assessors.
The Expositor's Bible:|Alfred Plummer

Nay, the very work and existence of a conscience implies a divine Lawgiver and Ruler.
Curiosities of Heat|Lyman B. Tefft

British Dictionary definitions for lawgiver

lawgiver

/ (ˈlɔːˌɡɪvə) /

noun

the giver of a code of laws

Also called: lawmaker a maker of laws

Derived forms of lawgiver

lawgiving, noun, adjective

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单词	lawgiver
释义	lawgiver [ law-giv-er ] / ˈlɔˌgɪv ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lawgiver ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who promulgates a law or a code of laws. Origin of lawgiver 1350–1400; Middle English lawe givere. See law¹, giver OTHER WORDS FROM lawgiver lawgiving, noun, adjective Words nearby lawgiver law court, Lawes, lawfare, law French, lawful, lawgiver, law-hand, lawin, lawing, lawks, lawless Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lawgiver It belongeth to the lawgiver only to make such a universally obliging exposition of his own laws. A Christian Directory\|Baxter Richard He further adds, "This lawgiver must be more than man, that he may teach us things man cannot know by his own nature." Gospel Philosophy\|J. H. Ward He who feels that in his inmost being he cannot be compared with others, will be his own lawgiver. Friedrich Nietzsche\|Georg Brandes And this sole Fount of authority, this one only Lawgiver and Judge, has no need of assessors. The Expositor's Bible:\|Alfred Plummer Nay, the very work and existence of a conscience implies a divine Lawgiver and Ruler. Curiosities of Heat\|Lyman B. Tefft British Dictionary definitions for lawgiver lawgiver / (ˈlɔːˌɡɪvə) / noun the giver of a code of laws Also called: lawmaker a maker of laws Derived forms of lawgiver lawgiving, noun, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lawgiver administrator, deputy, lawmaker, member, representative, senator, leader, parliamentarian
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lawgiver

noun

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