lawgiver

[law-giv-er]

law·giv·er

[law-giv-er]
noun
a person who promulgates a law or a code of laws.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English lawe givere. See law1, giver

law·giv·ing, noun, adjective
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lawgiver (ˈlɔːˌɡɪvə)
 
n
1.  the giver of a code of laws
2.  Also called: lawmaker a maker of laws
 
'lawgiving
 
n, —adj

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