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(historical, law) In medieval Scandinavia and parts of the Danelaw: a district official, magistrate or judge; a lawspeaker..
There was a ſucceſſion of thirty-eight lagmans, which continued till 1262, when the republic [the Icelandic Commonwealth] was deſtroyed by the Danes.
Use lagman when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lagman means (historical, law) In medieval Scandinavia and parts of the Danelaw: a district official, magistrate or judge; a lawspeaker..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There was a ſucceſſion of thirty-eight lagmans, which continued till 1262, when the republic [the Icelandic Commonwealth] was deſtroyed by the Danes.
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