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lawgiver

Today it means: One who provides laws to a society. Full definition →

Middle English lawe ȝivere

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Middle English · inherited fromlawe ȝivere
English todaylawgiver

From Middle English lawe ȝivere, lawe-ȝivere, law ȝevar; equivalent to law + giver.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.