# lagman

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. In medieval Scandinavia and parts of the Danelaw: a district official, magistrate or judge; a lawspeaker.
2. The presiding justice of the supreme court; a lawman.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish lagman. Doublet of lawman.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lagman