lawspeaker

== English == === Etymology === From law +‎ speaker; compare lawman. === Noun === lawspeaker (plural lawspeakers) (historical) An official in Scandinavia whose duties included memorizing laws as well as presiding over, and reciting the laws at, regional Things or the Althing. 1974, Jón Jóhannesson, A History of the Old Icelandic Commonwealth: Islendinga Saga, University of Manitoba Press, 2006, Reprint, page 48, The lawspeaker was the president of the Althing. […] Except for the hallowing ceremony, the lawspeaker was in charge of all the affairs of the Althing. ==== Synonyms ==== (medieval official): lawman ==== Translations ====