legislatorship

leg·is·la·tor   (lěj'ĭ-slā'tər)    n.  One that creates or enacts laws, especially a member of a legislative body. [French législateur, from Old French, from Latin lēgis lātor : lēgis, genitive of lēx, law; see leg- in Indo-European roots + lātor, proposer, bearer (from lātus, past participle of ferre, to propose, bear; see telə- in Indo-European roots).] leg'is·la·to'ri·al (-lə-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-) adj., leg'is·la'tor·ship' n.

Main Entry: leg·is·la·tor
Pronunciation: 'le-j&s-"lA-t&r, -"tor
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin legis lator, literally, proposer of a law, from legis (genitive of lex law) + lator proposer, from ferre (past participle latus) to carry, propose
: a person who makes laws esp. for a political unit; especially : a member of a legislative body —leg·is·la·to·ri·al /"le-j&s-l&-'tOr-E-&l/ adjective —leg·is·la·tor·ship noun