lawgiver

[ law-giv-er ]

/ ˈlɔˌgɪv ər /

a person who promulgates a law or a code of laws.

Origin of lawgiver

1350–1400; Middle English lawe givere. See law¹, giver

law·giv·ing, noun, adjective

lawbook, lawbreaker, lawes, lawfare, lawful, lawgiver, lawin, lawing, lawks, lawless, lawmaker

It belongeth to the lawgiver only to make such a universally obliging exposition of his own laws.

A Christian Directory |Baxter Richard
He further adds, "This lawgiver must be more than man, that he may teach us things man cannot know by his own nature."

Gospel Philosophy |J. H. Ward
He who feels that in his inmost being he cannot be compared with others, will be his own lawgiver.

Friedrich Nietzsche |Georg Brandes
And this sole Fount of authority, this one only Lawgiver and Judge, has no need of assessors.

The Expositor's Bible: |Alfred Plummer

Nay, the very work and existence of a conscience implies a divine Lawgiver and Ruler.

Curiosities of Heat |Lyman B. Tefft

lawgiver

/ (ˈlɔːˌɡɪvə) /

the giver of a code of laws

Also called: lawmaker a maker of laws

lawgiving, noun, adjective