lagting

noun, often capitalized lag·ting

variants: or lagthing \ˈlägˌtiŋ\

Definition of lagting

plural -s

: 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)