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Definition of Lawgivers
1. lawgiver [n] - See also: lawgiver
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lawgivers
Literary usage of Lawgivers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated by William Warburton (1837)
"II. From the opinions of all the learners and teachers of wisdom, in the schools
of ancient philosophy. I. FROM THE CONDUCT OF lawgivers, ..."
2. Greek Oligarchies, Their Character and Organisations by Leonard Whibley (1896)
"... based on a strict training, the separation of classes and occupations Sparta
shared, so far as we know, only with Crete. § 20. lawgivers. ..."
3. The Works of Rufus Choate: With a Memoir of His Life by Rufus Choate, Samuel Gilman Brown (1862)
"Sir, I defend the lawgivers of 1816 and 1824, first, by the example of their
fathers, and then by every consideration of enlightened patriotism which may ..."
4. The Whole Works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor by Jeremy Taylor, Charles Page Eden, Reginald Heber, Alexander Taylor (1850)
"... 'governing' and 'feeding/ and is particularly recited in the following rules;—
Duties of Icings, and all the supreme power, as lawgivers. 1. ..."
5. The Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians by John Gardner Wilkinson (1878)
"... and for their Kings—Gratitude of the Egyptians—Uniformity of their Laws-
Diiferent lawgivers—Governors of Provinces. ..."
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