# nomos

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #85,580

## Definitions
1. The body of law, especially that governing human behaviour.
2. A territorial division of ancient Egypt; a nome.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos). Doublet of nome and namus.

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