lagting

noun

lag·​ting

variants or lagthing

ˈlägˌtiŋ

plural -s

often capitalized

: a Scandinavian legislative body:

a

: the upper section of the Norwegian parliament

b

: the legislature of the Faeroe islands

Word History

Etymology

Norwegian lagting, from lag company, society (from Old Norse, layer, due place, lög, plural, law) + ting parliament, thing (from Old Norse thing)

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