Lag|thing

Lag|thing
Lag|ting or Lag|thing «LAHG tihng», noun.
the smaller of the two sections of the national legislature (Storting) of Norway.
[< Norwegian Lagting < lag law + ting, thing assembly, parliament]

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  • Lagthing — Lag thing, n. [Norw. lagting, lagthing; lag company, society (akin to E. law, lay) + ting, thing, parliament. See {Thing}.] See {Legislatature}, below. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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