noun · masculinethird declension
lēgumlātor
lēgumlātor m (genitive lēgumlātōris)
Classical[ɫeː.ɡʊnˈɫaː.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[le.ɡunˈlaː.tor]
Meaning
- legislator
Quōmodo igitur vōbīs posthac crēdēmus, cārissimā lēgumlātōrēs? Nōn sinēmus ērudīrī, nisi ingenuōs? Nam philosophī aiunt: Nōs nōn sinimus esse līberōs, nisi ērudītōs: hoc est, deus nōn sinit.
Epictetus, Dissertations; Book II, chapter I, dissertation 25
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lēgumlātor | lēgumlātōrēs |
| genitive | lēgumlātōris | lēgumlātōrum |
| dative | lēgumlātōrī | lēgumlātōribus |
| accusative | lēgumlātōrem | lēgumlātōrēs |
| ablative | lēgumlātōre | lēgumlātōribus |
| vocative | lēgumlātor | lēgumlātōrēs |
Origins
From lēgum, and from the radical of the supine of ferō, lātum + -tor.