lawrightman means A lay judge in Orkney. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
Etymology
By surface analysis, law + right + -man.
noun
- A lay judge in Orkney.“From the twelfth century Shetland had been administered directly by the Norwegian crown through the 'foud', rather than forming part of the patrimony of a great aristocratic estate. The foud appointed 'underfouds' and the Shetlands evolved their own elected officers, a 'lawman' and parish 'lawrightmen', who adjudicated and negotiated the collection of customary taxes and fines on behalf of the loc”