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lawrightman

lawrightman noun: a lay judge in Orkney.

Noun

lawrightman (plural lawrightmen)

  1. (historical) A lay judge in Orkney.
    • From the twelfth century Shetland had been administered directly by the Norwegian crown through the 'foud', rather than forming part of the patrimony of a great aristocratic estate. The foud appointed 'underfouds' and the Shetlands evolved their own elected officers, a 'lawman' and parish...1983, Paul Thompson, Tony Wailey, Trevor Lummis, History Workshop Series, Living the Fishing, Routledge & Kegan Paul

Forms of lawrightman

plurallawrightmen

Origin of lawrightman

By surface analysis, law + right + -man.

Questions about lawrightman

What does lawrightman mean?
Lawrightman means a lay judge in Orkney.
What part of speech is lawrightman?
Lawrightman is a noun.
What is the plural of lawrightman?
The plural of lawrightman is lawrightmen.

Words near lawrightman in the dictionary

  1. Lawrenson
  2. Lawrentian
  3. Lawrenz
  4. Lawrenzes
  5. lawrie
  6. lawrightman
  7. lawrightmen
  8. Lawro
  9. Lawry
  10. Lawrys
  11. laws

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