LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

lēgislātor

lēgislātor m (genitive lēgislātōris)
Classical[ɫeː.ɡɪsˈɫaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[le.d͡ʒizˈlaː.tor]

Meaning

  1. legislator
    c. 130-180 C.E., Gaius, Institutiones, 3.76It has not escaped my observation, however, that the legislator did not express his intention in this manner in a way which is sufficiently clear.
  2. lawgiver

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelēgislātorlēgislātōrēs
genitivelēgislātōrislēgislātōrum
dativelēgislātōrīlēgislātōribus
accusativelēgislātōremlēgislātōrēs
ablativelēgislātōrelēgislātōribus
vocativelēgislātorlēgislātōrēs

lēgis-lātor and lēgum-lātor (in class. authors usu. written separately; v. lator), ōris, m.,
I. a law-giver, legislator: noster legumlator, Liv. 34, 31; Quint. 7, 8, 13; id. Decl. 329; 334: legislator, Val. Max. 6, 5, n. 3 ext.: non satis in ea re legislatorem voluntatem suam verbis expressisse, Gai. Inst. 3, 76 al.

Origins

In Classical Latin, the word is usually written separately: lēgis lātor

Descendants
  • Catalanlegislador
  • Englishlegislator
  • Frenchlégislateur
  • Italianlegislatore
  • Portugueselegislador
  • Romanianlegislator
  • Spanishlegislador
  • Normanlégislateur
  • Polishlegislator

Quick answers

What does lēgislātor mean in Latin?
lēgislātor, a noun, means “legislator; lawgiver”.
What is the genitive of lēgislātor?
The genitive singular is lēgislātōris. lēgislātor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce lēgislātor?
In classical Latin, [ɫeː.ɡɪsˈɫaː.tɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [le.d͡ʒizˈlaː.tor].