LEGISLATOR


Meaning of LEGISLATOR in English

— legislatorship , n.

/lej"is lay'teuhr/ , n.

1. a person who gives or makes laws.

2. a member of a legislative body.

[ 1595-1605; legis lator a law's bringer (i.e., proposer), equiv. to legis (gen. of lex law) + lator bringer ( la ( tus ), suppletive ptp. of ferre to bring + -tor -TOR ]

Syn. 1. lawmaker, lawgiver.

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