noun
or lag·thing ˈlägˌtiŋ
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Norwegian lagting, from lag company, society (from Old Norse, layer, due place, lög, plural, law) + ting parliament, thing (from Old Norse thing ) — more at law , thing
: a Scandinavian legislative body:
a. : the upper section of the Norwegian parliament
b. : the legislature of the Faeroe islands