lagman
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish laghman, from Old Norse lǫgmaðr. By surface analysis, lag + man.
Noun
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- a chief judge of a tingsrätt (“district court”) and länsrätt (“county administrative court”)
- Chief Justice (in Finland, the chief judge of a District Court)
- a president of a city court (in Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö)
- a head of division at a court of appeal
- (historical) lawspeaker, lawman
Declension
| Declension of lagman | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | lagman | lagmannen | lagmän | lagmännen |
| Genitive | lagmans | lagmannens | lagmäns | lagmännens |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN