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lagting
noun,
often capitalized
lag·ting
\ˈlägˌtiŋ\
variants: or
lagthing
\ˈlägˌtiŋ\Definition of lagting
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: a Scandinavian legislative body: a : the upper section of the Norwegian parliament b : the legislature of the Faeroe islands
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Origin and Etymology of lagting
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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