# lawman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlɔːmæn/ · frequency rank #54,897

## Definitions
1. A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.
2. One of 12 magistrates in certain Danish boroughs of England empowered with soc and sac over their own households.
3. The presiding justice of the supreme court.
4. A man of the law: a lawyer.
5. An officer of the law: a law-enforcement officer.

## Etymology
From Middle English laweman, laȝaman (as a man's name, Laȝamon, Layamon), from Old English lahmann, borrowed from Old Norse lǫgmaðr. In present use as a law-enforcement officer, law + -man.

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