Meaning of lagman | Babel Free

Definitions

1. In medieval Scandinavia and parts of the Danelaw: a district official, magistrate or judge; a lawspeaker.
   historical
2. A Filipino surname from Kapampangan.
3. The presiding justice of the supreme court; a lawman.
   Orkney, Shetland, historical

Examples

“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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