"lawgiver" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɔːˌɡɪv.ə/ [UK], /ˈlɔˌɡɪv.ɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-lawgiver.ogg [US] 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, {{m|enm|lawe-ȝivere}} lawe-ȝivere, {{m|enm|law ȝevar}} law ȝevar, {{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, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 21 79

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