lagman

See also: Lagman and lagmän

English

Noun

lagman (plural lagmans)

  1. Alternative form of laghman

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish laghman, from Old Norse lǫgmaðr. By surface analysis, lag +‎ man.

Noun

lagman c

  1. a chief judge[1] of a tingsrätt (“district court”) and länsrätt (“county administrative court”)
  2. Chief Justice (in Finland, the chief judge of a District Court)
  3. a president of a city court (in Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö)[1]
  4. a head of division at a court of appeal
  5. (historical) lawspeaker, lawman

Declension
Declension of lagman 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lagman lagmannen lagmän lagmännen
Genitive lagmans lagmannens lagmäns lagmännens

References
  1. Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN
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