Defn: A legislator; a lawgiver.
LAWMAKING
Law"mak`ing, a.
Defn: Enacting laws; legislative.
— n.
Defn: The enacting of laws; legislation.
LAWMONGER
Law"mon`ger, n.
Defn: A trader in law; one who practices law as if it were a trade.
Milton.
LAWN Lawn, n. Etym: [OE. laund, launde, F. lande heath, moor; of Celtic origin; cf. W. llan an open, clear place, llawnt a smooth rising hill, lawn, Armor. lann or lan territory, country, lann a prickly plant, pl. lannou heath, moor.]
1. An open space between woods. Milton. "Orchard lawns and bowery hollows." Tennyson.
2. Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown. Lawn mower, a machine for clipping the short grass of lawns. — Lawn tennis, a variety of the game of tennis, played in the open air, sometimes upon a lawn, instead of in a tennis court. See Tennis.
LAWN Lawn, n. Etym: [Earlier laune lynen, i. e., lawn linen; prob. from the town Laon in France.]