Word of the Day:
lawgiver
What It Means
One who provides laws to a society.
Any lawmaker.
Lawgiver in Context
“"Lawgivers were never more mistaken," said Lady Mary, "than when they ordained that the conjugal tie should last through life for better and worse; the last injunction being strictly complied with. There should be septennial marriages, as well as septennial parliaments!"”
Did You Know?
From Middle English lawe ȝivere, lawe-ȝivere, law ȝevar; equivalent to law + giver.
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