"lawgiver" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɔːˌɡɪv.ə/ [UK], /ˈlɔˌɡɪv.ɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-lawgiver.ogg Forms: lawgivers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English lawe ȝivere, lawe-ȝivere, law ȝevar; equivalent to law + giver. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lawe ȝivere}} Middle English lawe ȝivere, {{compound|en|law|giver}} law + giver Head templates: {{en-noun}} lawgiver (plural lawgivers)
  1. One who provides laws to a society. Categories (topical): Law, People Translations (one who provides laws to a society): νομοθέτης (nomothétēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), 立法者 (lìfǎzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), lainsäätäjä (Finnish), lainantaja (Finnish), Gesetzgeber [masculine] (German), Gesetzgeberin [feminine] (German), ǣlǣdend [masculine] (Old English), ǣsellend [masculine] (Old English), legiuitor [masculine] (Romanian), legiuitoare [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-lawgiver-en-noun-D6nxP2sA Disambiguation of Law: 65 35 Disambiguation of People: 97 3 Disambiguation of 'one who provides laws to a society': 97 3
  2. Any lawmaker.
    Sense id: en-lawgiver-en-noun-hq-jRvl0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 33 67

Inflected forms

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