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Noun: lawgiver  'lo,gi-vu(r)
  1. (law) a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
    "Moses is considered a great lawgiver in the Judeo-Christian tradition";
    - lawmaker

Derived forms: lawgivers

Type of: leader

Encyclopedia: Lawgiver