noun · masculinethird declension
lēgisdoctor
lēgisdoctor m (genitive lēgisdoctōris, feminine lēgisdoctrīx or lēgisdoctorissa)
Classical[ɫeː.ɡɪsˈdɔk.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[le.d͡ʒizˈdɔk.tor]
Meaning
- doctor/teacher of law; legislator
Dē ōrātiōne Dominī ad Patrem, verbīs ad discipulōs, et respōnsō factō lēgis doctōrī, ex eōdem.
From the same source, concerning the Lord's prayer to the Father, his words to the disciples, and the response given to the teacher of the law.207 CE – 208 CE, Tertullianus, Adversus Marcionem 4.25surgēns autem quīdam in conciliō Pharī̆sæus nōmine Gamalihēl lēgis doctor honōrābilis ūniversæ plēbī iussit forās ad breve hominēs fierī
Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;Late 4th century, Jerome [et al.], transl., edited by Roger Gryson, Biblia Sacra: Iuxta Vulgatam Versionem (Vulgate), 5th edition, Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, published 2007, →ISBN, Actuum Apostolorum 5:34, page 1706, column 1:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lēgisdoctor | lēgisdoctōrēs lēgis doctōrēs |
| genitive | lēgisdoctōris lēgis doctōris | lēgisdoctōrum lēgis doctōrum |
| dative | lēgisdoctōrī lēgis doctōrī | lēgisdoctōribus lēgis doctōribus |
| accusative | lēgisdoctōrem lēgis doctōrem | lēgisdoctōrēs lēgis doctōrēs |
| ablative | lēgisdoctōre lēgis doctōre | lēgisdoctōribus lēgis doctōribus |
| vocative | lēgisdoctor | lēgisdoctōrēs lēgis doctōrēs |
lēgis-doctor (also written separately), ōris, m.,
Origins
From lēgis + doctor.