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lagmans

lagmans is the plural of lagman.

Meaning of lagman

Noun

lagman (plural lagmans)

  1. (historical) In medieval Scandinavia and parts of the Danelaw: a district official, magistrate or judge; a lawspeaker.
    • There was a ſucceſſion of thirty-eight lagmans, which continued till 1262, when the republic [the Icelandic Commonwealth] was deſtroyed by the Danes.1788, Allan Maconochie, “Essay on the Origin and Structure of the European Legislatures”, in Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, volume I, Edinburgh: Royal Society of Edinburgh, Part I...
  2. (Orkney, Shetland, historical) The presiding justice of the supreme court; a lawman.

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Proper noun capitalized: Lagmans

Lagmans

  1. (plural) plural of Lagman

Questions about lagmans

What is lagmans the plural of?
Lagmans is the plural of lagman.
What part of speech is lagmans?
Lagmans is a proper noun.

Words near lagmans in the dictionary

  1. Laginess
  2. Laging Handa
  3. laglast
  4. laglasts
  5. lagman
  6. lagmans
  7. lagna
  8. LAGNAF
  9. lagnappe
  10. lagnappes
  11. lagnas

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