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lawman
law·man
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ˈlɔˌmæn, -mən
/
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-man, -m
uh
n
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noun,
plural
law·men
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-ˌmɛn
,
-mən
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.
an officer of the law, as a sheriff or police officer.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English
laweman,
earlier
lageman,
Old English
lahmann.
See
law
1
,
-man
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Law·man
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ˈlɔ
mən
/
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[
law
-m
uh
n
]
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.
noun
Layamon
.
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lawman
(ˈlɔːmən)
—
n
,
pl
-men
chiefly
(
US
) an officer of the law, such as a policeman or sheriff
Layamon
or
Lawman
(ˈlaɪəmən, ˈlɔːmən)
—
n
12th-century English poet and priest; author of the
Brut,
a chronicle providing the earliest version of the Arthurian story in English
Lawman
or
Lawman
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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