"legislator" meaning in Latin

See legislator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɫeː.ɡɪsˈɫaː.tɔr] [Classical-Latin], [le.d͡ʒizˈlaː.tor] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: In Classical Latin, the word is usually written separately: lēgis lātor Head templates: {{la-noun|lēgislātor<3>}} lēgislātor m (genitive lēgislātōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lēgislātor<3>}} Forms: lēgislātor [canonical, masculine], lēgislātōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lēgislātor [nominative, singular], lēgislātōrēs [nominative, plural], lēgislātōris [genitive, singular], lēgislātōrum [genitive, plural], lēgislātōrī [dative, singular], lēgislātōribus [dative, plural], lēgislātōrem [accusative, singular], lēgislātōrēs [accusative, plural], lēgislātōre [ablative, singular], lēgislātōribus [ablative, plural], lēgislātor [singular, vocative], lēgislātōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. legislator Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-legislator-la-noun-Q7kQwnZi Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 46 54
  2. lawgiver Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-legislator-la-noun-t8DyMw87 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 46 54
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      "word": "legislador"
    },
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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "legislator"
    },
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      "lang_code": "fr",
      "word": "législateur"
    },
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "legislatore"
    },
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          "lēgislātōre",
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          "english": "It has not escaped my observation, however, that the legislator did not express his intention in this manner in a way which is sufficiently clear.",
          "roman": "nec me praeterit non satis in ea re legislatorem voluntatem suam verbis expressisse",
          "text": "c. 130-180 C.E., Gaius, Institutiones, 3.76",
          "translation": "It has not escaped my observation, however, that the legislator did not express his intention in this manner in a way which is sufficiently clear.",
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      "ipa": "[le.d͡ʒizˈlaː.tor]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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          "english": "It has not escaped my observation, however, that the legislator did not express his intention in this manner in a way which is sufficiently clear.",
          "roman": "nec me praeterit non satis in ea re legislatorem voluntatem suam verbis expressisse",
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