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lawman.

A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɔːmæn/UK/ˈlɔːmən/UK/ˈlɔmæn/US/ˈlɔmən/US
  1. A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.

    historical
  2. One of 12 magistrates in certain Danish boroughs of England empowered with soc and sac over their own households.

    historical
  3. The presiding justice of the supreme court.

    Orkney · Shetland
  4. A man of the law: a lawyer.

    rare
  5. An officer of the law: a law-enforcement officer.

    informal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English laweman, laȝaman (as a man's name, Laȝamon, Layamon), from Old English lahmann, borrowed from Old Norse lǫgmaðr. In present use as a law-enforcement officer, law + -man.

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