lawgiver

From Middle English lawe ȝivere, lawe-ȝivere, law ȝevar; equivalent to law +‎ giver.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːˌɡɪv.ə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɔˌɡɪv.ɚ/

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lawgiver (plural lawgivers)

1. One who provides laws to a society.
   • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “An Act of Parliament”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 189:

     "Lawgivers were never more mistaken," said Lady Mary, "than when they ordained that the conjugal tie should last through life for better and worse; the last injunction being strictly complied with. There should be septennial marriages, as well as septennial parliaments!"

2. Any lawmaker.