lagting
noun
lag·ting
variants or lagthing
ˈlägˌtiŋ
plural -s
often capitalized
: a Scandinavian legislative body:
a
: the upper section of the Norwegian parliament
b
: the legislature of the Faeroe islands
Word History
Etymology
Norwegian lagting, from lag company, society (from Old Norse, layer, due place, lög, plural, law) + ting parliament, thing (from Old Norse thing)